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4 September 2012

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Arsenal vs Manchester City, Carabao Cup final 2018: When is the match, what TV channel is it on and what are the latest odds?

What is it? It is the first major final of the English season as Manchester City face Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final. When is it? The final is at Wembley on Sunday afternoon. What time is kick-off? The match will get under way at 4.30pm, with a possibility of extra time and penalties. What TV channel is it on? The Carabao Cup final is part of a triple-header Super Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage begins at 11am, with Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur first up before Man Utd vs Chelsea at 2.05pm and then the big final. Sit back and enjoy, or bookmark this page and return on matchday to follow every kick at Wembley with our live blog. Get a NOW TV Sky Sports Day Pass for just £7.99 and stream Arsenal vs Man City live from 4.30pm on Sunday What is the team news? The fitness of Aaron Ramsey is Arsenal's principal injury concern as they head to Wembley. The central midfielder missed their 1-0 defeat to Spurs with a 'minor' groin injury but Arsene Wenger revealed last week he had not progressed as quickly as anticipated. The Arsenal manager is expected to respect his policy of starting second-choice goalkeeper David Ospina in cup competitions, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan is cup-tied. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is available again after sitting out Arsenal's back-to-back Europa League games. Pick your Arsenal XI to start against Man City Pep Guardiola will have to pick his Wembley left-back with Fabian Delph suspended following his straight red card in the FA Cup upset at Wigan. Leroy Sane has returned from injury, while Kevin De Bruyne will be restored to the starting XI after his rest at the DW Stadium. Claudio Bravo has been City's goalkeeper throughout the competition, but Guardiola could recall first-choice goalkeeper Ederson. Playmaker David Silva has missed games for family reasons but is back in the fold, while Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Otamendi are available. Gabriel Jesus remains sidelined. Pick your Man City XI to face Arsenal How have they made it to Wembley? Arsenal Third round: Arsenal 1 Doncaster Rovers 0 Fourth round: Arsenal 2 Norwich City 1 Quarter-final: Arsenal 1 West Ham 0 Semi-final: Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1 (aggregate) Man City Third round: West Brom 1 Man City 2 Fourth round: Man City 0 Wolves 0 (3-1 pens) Quarter-final: Leicester City 1 Man City 1 (3-4 pens) Semi-final: Man City 5 Bristol City 3 (aggregate) What is the history of both clubs in the League Cup? Arsenal have won the FA Cup a record 13 times, but have only won English football's other domestic cup twice. The last time was in 1993, when Steve Morrow scored the winner against Sheffield Wednesday. Arsenal captain Tony Adams then dropped Morrow during the post-match celebrations who spent the next day in hospital with a broken arm. Arsenal have lost two finals under Wenger - to Chelsea in 2007 and Birmingham City in 2011. Where will Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fit in at Arsenal? City have won the cup on four times, including in 2014 and 2016. The 2014 victory over Sunderland was famous for two sumptuous strikes from Samir Nasri and Yaya Toure, while Wily Caballero was the hero in 2016 in a penalty shootout triumph over Liverpool. What are the odds? Match odds Arsenal 18/5 Man City 8/13 Draw 14/5 To lift the trophy Arsenal 2/1 Man City 4/11 What is our prediction? Arsenal have a fine Wembley record in cup competitions, but we cannot look past the champions elect. To have success against City, you either need to press intensely to stop their build-up play from the back or retreat into a deeper defensive shape and look to frustrate them. Arsenal do not really look suited to either strategy, and while Wenger's side have enough attacking talent to score we cannot see them halting the waves of light blue attacks. Verdict: Arsenal 1 Man City 3

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

You know that feeling on a first date when about halfway through the first drink you both realise you'd quite like to leave, but social convention dictates that you're going to have to stay for a second? Neither of you wants to be there anymore, you'll never speak again afterwards but rules are rules and that reciprocated second round isn't going to buy itself. Swansea manager Carlos Carvalhal and his Sheffield Wednesday counterpart JosLuhukay appeared to be feeling something similar on Saturday afternoon. After watching their heavily-weakened sides play out a dismal 0-0 draw in the FA Cup fifth round, the relief at the match finishing was counterbalanced by the dread of knowing they would have to do it all over again. A weary Carvalhal spoke after the match like a man having to begrudgingly spend £20 on two unwanted gin and tonics: "We didn’t want a replay. Maybe in the future if the managers and referee agree after the first game we can go to penalties. I believe if you had asked us and the Sheffield Wednesday manager we would have gone to penalties." Luhukay for his part added: "We didn't want a replay." Sheffield Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay (L) and Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal (R) both said they didn't want a replay of their FA Cup fifth-round tie Credit: Action Images Clearly Saturday's soporific dirge at Hillsborough was a bore for everyone involved. But not all first dates end with both parties wishing they never have to see the other person again - some end with you counting down the days until you can do it all over again. And this, in a roundabout sort of way, brings us to Rochdale's 2-2 draw with Tottenham which earned the League One strugglers a lucrative trip to Wembley for a cherished replay. For Rochdale, the idea of abolishing FA Cup replays would be tantamount to sacrilege. The revenue, unquantifiable feel-good factor and opportunity for less-heralded players to go to Wembley generated by next week's trip to north London are the lifeblood of a lower-league club. As Rochdale's manager Keith Hill said on BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday: "If they show us live on TV again that would be where the money is for us, with respect to the share of the gate receipts I don't think it would be that big for us. "I think it's more about from a player's perspective of going to Wembley and playing on the hallowed turf, the home of football." Newport County enjoyed a trip to Wembley to face Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round earlier this month Credit: Action Images From a financial perspective, Accrington Stanley Chairman Andy Holt estimates that next week's replay will cover Rochdale's losses for a couple of years. Holt told Telegraph Sport that last season's League Cup run has made Stanley profitable this year, and that FA Cup replays are "essential" to clubs like his surviving. "Taking them away would be like taking away a dream," he says. So, here's a radical idea, building on Carvalhal's suggestion: Why not give teams the choice prior to the start of FA Cup ties whether they would want a replay in the event of a draw? That way those that want them don't have to play them but those that do get to. Simple. Here is how my plan for a brave new FA Cup replay world would work: In the week leading up to an FA Cup tie both teams are asked whether they want the match to be settled by a replay or by extra time and penalties on the day. The replay is enforced if one team says they are in favour of it. This would be to avoid bigger teams dashing the hopes of a lower-league club, which would be unfair and deprive a Rochdale or Newport County of their Wembley trips. The teams' answers are given in private to avoid lower-league teams being given the advantage of knowing that their opponents did not want to play the game, which would enter "there's your team talk right there" territory. A private ballot would also deter teams from saying yes to a replay just because they thought it might be bad from a public relations perspective to be seen to be undermining a lower-league club. One potential downside to this proposal would be the risk that supporters would not bother to attend matches where they know both teams weren't prioritising the cup. But then supporters are made aware of this by team selection anyway, and a less than half-full Hillsborough for Saturday's Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea match suggests fans of lower-ranked Premier League and Championship clubs are not exactly energised by the competition as it is. FA cup fundamentalists view any alterations as heresy, but for the competition to say relevant it has to evolve and maintain what makes it great while at the same time acknowledging new realities. Stories like the third-tier's bottom club earning a money-spinning replay by drawing against one of the best sides in Europe are remarkable and encapsulate the FA Cup's majesty. Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday being forced to play out a replay that neither side wants in front of a sparse crowd is not. Completely abolishing FA Cup replays is not the answer - that would be like scrapping the concept of dating after a few bad experiences. The solution of course is to move on to find love elsewhere - at the Spotland Stadium in Greater Manchester for instance. And if you're Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday, you can end things there and then and hope to never, ever, see each other again.

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

You know that feeling on a first date when about halfway through the first drink you both realise you'd quite like to leave, but social convention dictates that you're going to have to stay for a second? Neither of you wants to be there anymore, you'll never speak again afterwards but rules are rules and that reciprocated second round isn't going to buy itself. Swansea manager Carlos Carvalhal and his Sheffield Wednesday counterpart JosLuhukay appeared to be feeling something similar on Saturday afternoon. After watching their heavily-weakened sides play out a dismal 0-0 draw in the FA Cup fifth round, the relief at the match finishing was counterbalanced by the dread of knowing they would have to do it all over again. A weary Carvalhal spoke after the match like a man having to begrudgingly spend £20 on two unwanted gin and tonics: "We didn’t want a replay. Maybe in the future if the managers and referee agree after the first game we can go to penalties. I believe if you had asked us and the Sheffield Wednesday manager we would have gone to penalties." Luhukay for his part added: "We didn't want a replay." Sheffield Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay (L) and Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal (R) both said they didn't want a replay of their FA Cup fifth-round tie Credit: Action Images Clearly Saturday's soporific dirge at Hillsborough was a bore for everyone involved. But not all first dates end with both parties wishing they never have to see the other person again - some end with you counting down the days until you can do it all over again. And this, in a roundabout sort of way, brings us to Rochdale's 2-2 draw with Tottenham which earned the League One strugglers a lucrative trip to Wembley for a cherished replay. For Rochdale, the idea of abolishing FA Cup replays would be tantamount to sacrilege. The revenue, unquantifiable feel-good factor and opportunity for less-heralded players to go to Wembley generated by next week's trip to north London are the lifeblood of a lower-league club. As Rochdale's manager Keith Hill said on BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday: "If they show us live on TV again that would be where the money is for us, with respect to the share of the gate receipts I don't think it would be that big for us. "I think it's more about from a player's perspective of going to Wembley and playing on the hallowed turf, the home of football." Newport County enjoyed a trip to Wembley to face Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round earlier this month Credit: Action Images From a financial perspective, Accrington Stanley Chairman Andy Holt estimates that next week's replay will cover Rochdale's losses for a couple of years. Holt told Telegraph Sport that last season's League Cup run has made Stanley profitable this year, and that FA Cup replays are "essential" to clubs like his surviving. "Taking them away would be like taking away a dream," he says. So, here's a radical idea, building on Carvalhal's suggestion: Why not give teams the choice prior to the start of FA Cup ties whether they would want a replay in the event of a draw? That way those that want them don't have to play them but those that do get to. Simple. Here is how my plan for a brave new FA Cup replay world would work: In the week leading up to an FA Cup tie both teams are asked whether they want the match to be settled by a replay or by extra time and penalties on the day. The replay is enforced if one team says they are in favour of it. This would be to avoid bigger teams dashing the hopes of a lower-league club, which would be unfair and deprive a Rochdale or Newport County of their Wembley trips. The teams' answers are given in private to avoid lower-league teams being given the advantage of knowing that their opponents did not want to play the game, which would enter "there's your team talk right there" territory. A private ballot would also deter teams from saying yes to a replay just because they thought it might be bad from a public relations perspective to be seen to be undermining a lower-league club. One potential downside to this proposal would be the risk that supporters would not bother to attend matches where they know both teams weren't prioritising the cup. But then supporters are made aware of this by team selection anyway, and a less than half-full Hillsborough for Saturday's Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea match suggests fans of lower-ranked Premier League and Championship clubs are not exactly energised by the competition as it is. FA cup fundamentalists view any alterations as heresy, but for the competition to say relevant it has to evolve and maintain what makes it great while at the same time acknowledging new realities. Stories like the third-tier's bottom club earning a money-spinning replay by drawing against one of the best sides in Europe are remarkable and encapsulate the FA Cup's majesty. Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday being forced to play out a replay that neither side wants in front of a sparse crowd is not. Completely abolishing FA Cup replays is not the answer - that would be like scrapping the concept of dating after a few bad experiences. The solution of course is to move on to find love elsewhere - at the Spotland Stadium in Greater Manchester for instance. And if you're Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday, you can end things there and then and hope to never, ever, see each other again.

FA Cup replays should be made optional - Rochdale's trip to Wembley will be magical but who wants Swansea vs Sheffield Wednesday?

You know that feeling on a first date when about halfway through the first drink you both realise you'd quite like to leave, but social convention dictates that you're going to have to stay for a second? Neither of you wants to be there anymore, you'll never speak again afterwards but rules are rules and that reciprocated second round isn't going to buy itself. Swansea manager Carlos Carvalhal and his Sheffield Wednesday counterpart JosLuhukay appeared to be feeling something similar on Saturday afternoon. After watching their heavily-weakened sides play out a dismal 0-0 draw in the FA Cup fifth round, the relief at the match finishing was counterbalanced by the dread of knowing they would have to do it all over again. A weary Carvalhal spoke after the match like a man having to begrudgingly spend £20 on two unwanted gin and tonics: "We didn’t want a replay. Maybe in the future if the managers and referee agree after the first game we can go to penalties. I believe if you had asked us and the Sheffield Wednesday manager we would have gone to penalties." Luhukay for his part added: "We didn't want a replay." Sheffield Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay (L) and Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal (R) both said they didn't want a replay of their FA Cup fifth-round tie Credit: Action Images Clearly Saturday's soporific dirge at Hillsborough was a bore for everyone involved. But not all first dates end with both parties wishing they never have to see the other person again - some end with you counting down the days until you can do it all over again. And this, in a roundabout sort of way, brings us to Rochdale's 2-2 draw with Tottenham which earned the League One strugglers a lucrative trip to Wembley for a cherished replay. For Rochdale, the idea of abolishing FA Cup replays would be tantamount to sacrilege. The revenue, unquantifiable feel-good factor and opportunity for less-heralded players to go to Wembley generated by next week's trip to north London are the lifeblood of a lower-league club. As Rochdale's manager Keith Hill said on BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday: "If they show us live on TV again that would be where the money is for us, with respect to the share of the gate receipts I don't think it would be that big for us. "I think it's more about from a player's perspective of going to Wembley and playing on the hallowed turf, the home of football." Newport County enjoyed a trip to Wembley to face Tottenham in the FA Cup fourth round earlier this month Credit: Action Images From a financial perspective, Accrington Stanley Chairman Andy Holt estimates that next week's replay will cover Rochdale's losses for a couple of years. Holt told Telegraph Sport that last season's League Cup run has made Stanley profitable this year, and that FA Cup replays are "essential" to clubs like his surviving. "Taking them away would be like taking away a dream," he says. So, here's a radical idea, building on Carvalhal's suggestion: Why not give teams the choice prior to the start of FA Cup ties whether they would want a replay in the event of a draw? That way those that want them don't have to play them but those that do get to. Simple. Here is how my plan for a brave new FA Cup replay world would work: In the week leading up to an FA Cup tie both teams are asked whether they want the match to be settled by a replay or by extra time and penalties on the day. The replay is enforced if one team says they are in favour of it. This would be to avoid bigger teams dashing the hopes of a lower-league club, which would be unfair and deprive a Rochdale or Newport County of their Wembley trips. The teams' answers are given in private to avoid lower-league teams being given the advantage of knowing that their opponents did not want to play the game, which would enter "there's your team talk right there" territory. A private ballot would also deter teams from saying yes to a replay just because they thought it might be bad from a public relations perspective to be seen to be undermining a lower-league club. One potential downside to this proposal would be the risk that supporters would not bother to attend matches where they know both teams weren't prioritising the cup. But then supporters are made aware of this by team selection anyway, and a less than half-full Hillsborough for Saturday's Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea match suggests fans of lower-ranked Premier League and Championship clubs are not exactly energised by the competition as it is. FA cup fundamentalists view any alterations as heresy, but for the competition to say relevant it has to evolve and maintain what makes it great while at the same time acknowledging new realities. Stories like the third-tier's bottom club earning a money-spinning replay by drawing against one of the best sides in Europe are remarkable and encapsulate the FA Cup's majesty. Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday being forced to play out a replay that neither side wants in front of a sparse crowd is not. Completely abolishing FA Cup replays is not the answer - that would be like scrapping the concept of dating after a few bad experiences. The solution of course is to move on to find love elsewhere - at the Spotland Stadium in Greater Manchester for instance. And if you're Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday, you can end things there and then and hope to never, ever, see each other again.

Tammy Abraham misses chance to catch Gareth Southgate's eye as his season continues to go backwards

His ordeal lasted for just over an hour, a fruitless and frustrating performance ending with a glance towards the Swansea bench and a grimace when he saw his number flashing up on the substitution board. Tammy Abraham peeled off his gloves, looked at the floor and trudged off the pitch. He had not had a sniff of a goal, had struggled to hold the ball up and, apart from the odd flash of fancy footwork, the striker, on loan from Chelsea, had done nothing to catch the eye of the watching England manager Gareth Southgate. A surprise spectator in the stands at Hillsborough for this unspectacular FA Cup clash, Southgate has surely put a line through Abraham’s name as he considers which players to cross off his World Cup squad list. It was always likely to be a tournament too soon for the 20-year-old, but Abraham has gone backwards this season. He has not scored a Premier League goal since October and is struggling to get into Swansea’s starting XI under new manager Carlos Carvalhal. Such are the pitfalls of a young English footballer. This was supposed to be the year he established himself as a Premier League player after a prolific season in the Championship with Bristol City. Swansea were not the only club who wanted to sign him on loan in the summer because of it, but interest will have waned since. Abraham's two goals in the thrashing of Notts County are his only strikes in 19 appearances Credit: Getty Images Europe In November, Abraham made his senior England debut against Germany, but there is no strength in the argument he should keep his place. Strikers who do not score goals are not needed and Abraham will be better served playing for the Under-21s. He is not ready and Southgate, who fast-tracked him into the senior side, must realise that after witnessing this ineffective display and the stroppy body language that accompanied it. It would be harsh to write Abraham off, as well as premature. He is young, a player with potential, a young man with much to learn. He clearly has talent, but a young footballer’s career is a delicate thing at this stage of their development. Carlos Carvalhal joined the voices of those who believe FA Cup matches should be settled on the day, not with replays Credit: REUTERS The problem is, Chelsea sent him out on loan to try and unlock that potential, but his move to Swansea has not gone to plan. A bright start has faded into a rather glum campaign in South Wales. Abraham was only playing in the FA Cup because he is no longer starts games in the Premier League. There were too many players like that in the Swansea line up and it did not help the Premier League side against a Sheffield Wednesday which, at the start of both halves, had the chances to knock them out of the FA Cup. In the end, a replay was the fairest result, but it is an extra game Swansea could do without. They have managed to haul themselves out of the bottom three, but the Swans remain in relegation danger and, as tends to the case, the FA Cup is a distraction. A nice one, but a distraction all the same. They should still have enough to beat Wednesday in the replay, but Carvalhal is just the latest manager to suggest it is time to settle FA Cup ties on the day, rather than play the fixture again.

Tammy Abraham misses chance to catch Gareth Southgate's eye as his season continues to go backwards

His ordeal lasted for just over an hour, a fruitless and frustrating performance ending with a glance towards the Swansea bench and a grimace when he saw his number flashing up on the substitution board. Tammy Abraham peeled off his gloves, looked at the floor and trudged off the pitch. He had not had a sniff of a goal, had struggled to hold the ball up and, apart from the odd flash of fancy footwork, the striker, on loan from Chelsea, had done nothing to catch the eye of the watching England manager Gareth Southgate. A surprise spectator in the stands at Hillsborough for this unspectacular FA Cup clash, Southgate has surely put a line through Abraham’s name as he considers which players to cross off his World Cup squad list. It was always likely to be a tournament too soon for the 20-year-old, but Abraham has gone backwards this season. He has not scored a Premier League goal since October and is struggling to get into Swansea’s starting XI under new manager Carlos Carvalhal. Such are the pitfalls of a young English footballer. This was supposed to be the year he established himself as a Premier League player after a prolific season in the Championship with Bristol City. Swansea were not the only club who wanted to sign him on loan in the summer because of it, but interest will have waned since. Abraham's two goals in the thrashing of Notts County are his only strikes in 19 appearances Credit: Getty Images Europe In November, Abraham made his senior England debut against Germany, but there is no strength in the argument he should keep his place. Strikers who do not score goals are not needed and Abraham will be better served playing for the Under-21s. He is not ready and Southgate, who fast-tracked him into the senior side, must realise that after witnessing this ineffective display and the stroppy body language that accompanied it. It would be harsh to write Abraham off, as well as premature. He is young, a player with potential, a young man with much to learn. He clearly has talent, but a young footballer’s career is a delicate thing at this stage of their development. Carlos Carvalhal joined the voices of those who believe FA Cup matches should be settled on the day, not with replays Credit: REUTERS The problem is, Chelsea sent him out on loan to try and unlock that potential, but his move to Swansea has not gone to plan. A bright start has faded into a rather glum campaign in South Wales. Abraham was only playing in the FA Cup because he is no longer starts games in the Premier League. There were too many players like that in the Swansea line up and it did not help the Premier League side against a Sheffield Wednesday which, at the start of both halves, had the chances to knock them out of the FA Cup. In the end, a replay was the fairest result, but it is an extra game Swansea could do without. They have managed to haul themselves out of the bottom three, but the Swans remain in relegation danger and, as tends to the case, the FA Cup is a distraction. A nice one, but a distraction all the same. They should still have enough to beat Wednesday in the replay, but Carvalhal is just the latest manager to suggest it is time to settle FA Cup ties on the day, rather than play the fixture again.

Tammy Abraham misses chance to catch Gareth Southgate's eye as his season continues to go backwards

His ordeal lasted for just over an hour, a fruitless and frustrating performance ending with a glance towards the Swansea bench and a grimace when he saw his number flashing up on the substitution board. Tammy Abraham peeled off his gloves, looked at the floor and trudged off the pitch. He had not had a sniff of a goal, had struggled to hold the ball up and, apart from the odd flash of fancy footwork, the striker, on loan from Chelsea, had done nothing to catch the eye of the watching England manager Gareth Southgate. A surprise spectator in the stands at Hillsborough for this unspectacular FA Cup clash, Southgate has surely put a line through Abraham’s name as he considers which players to cross off his World Cup squad list. It was always likely to be a tournament too soon for the 20-year-old, but Abraham has gone backwards this season. He has not scored a Premier League goal since October and is struggling to get into Swansea’s starting XI under new manager Carlos Carvalhal. Such are the pitfalls of a young English footballer. This was supposed to be the year he established himself as a Premier League player after a prolific season in the Championship with Bristol City. Swansea were not the only club who wanted to sign him on loan in the summer because of it, but interest will have waned since. Abraham's two goals in the thrashing of Notts County are his only strikes in 19 appearances Credit: Getty Images Europe In November, Abraham made his senior England debut against Germany, but there is no strength in the argument he should keep his place. Strikers who do not score goals are not needed and Abraham will be better served playing for the Under-21s. He is not ready and Southgate, who fast-tracked him into the senior side, must realise that after witnessing this ineffective display and the stroppy body language that accompanied it. It would be harsh to write Abraham off, as well as premature. He is young, a player with potential, a young man with much to learn. He clearly has talent, but a young footballer’s career is a delicate thing at this stage of their development. Carlos Carvalhal joined the voices of those who believe FA Cup matches should be settled on the day, not with replays Credit: REUTERS The problem is, Chelsea sent him out on loan to try and unlock that potential, but his move to Swansea has not gone to plan. A bright start has faded into a rather glum campaign in South Wales. Abraham was only playing in the FA Cup because he is no longer starts games in the Premier League. There were too many players like that in the Swansea line up and it did not help the Premier League side against a Sheffield Wednesday which, at the start of both halves, had the chances to knock them out of the FA Cup. In the end, a replay was the fairest result, but it is an extra game Swansea could do without. They have managed to haul themselves out of the bottom three, but the Swans remain in relegation danger and, as tends to the case, the FA Cup is a distraction. A nice one, but a distraction all the same. They should still have enough to beat Wednesday in the replay, but Carvalhal is just the latest manager to suggest it is time to settle FA Cup ties on the day, rather than play the fixture again.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham could all make it through to the FA Cup semi-final after they were kept apart in the draw for the last eight. United have been handed a home tie against Brighton and Hove Albion after they beat Huddersfield on Saturday evening. Jose Mourinho will likely be most pleased to have avoided Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who will host Southampton in the quarters if they beat Wigan Athletic in their fifth round tie on Monday night. Chelsea's reward for thrashing Hull is a trip to Leicester, in a tie that provides the decent chance of an upset, while the winner of Sunday's match between Rochdale and Tottenham will travel to Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea. Quarter-final draw in full: Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea vs Rochdale or Tottenham Man Utd vs Brighton Leicester vs Chelsea Wigan or Man City vs Southampton The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March. 8:06PM The big teams have been kept apart And we could see them meet in two mouthwatering semi-finals. 8:05PM Last but not least Wigan or Man City vs Southampton 8:05PM Third up Leicester vs Chelsea 8:04PM Next up Man Utd vs Brighton 8:04PM First out the hat Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea vs Rochdale or Tottenham 8:02PM These are the eight important numbers Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City Southampton Chelsea Leicester City Manchester United Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur Brighton Wigan or Manchester City 8:01PM Here we go A quick reminder - there will be no quarter-final replays! One game, extra time, penalties and a winner on the day. The draw is moments away. 7:47PM We want a big game! The FA and sponsors Emirates might want the four biggest teams kept apart until the semi-finals, but everyone else wants one of the underdogs to make it that far, right? Let's have United vs City (or Wigan!) in the quarters. And Brighton vs Southampton. Please. 7:38PM United are in the hat United have seen off Huddersfieldto take their place in the final eight, and once the tiresome discussions of VAR are over, we will turn out attentions to the draw. 7:20PM Everything you need to know What is it? It's the draw for the FA Cup sixth-round, or quarter-finals if you prefer. When does it start? The draw begins at the unusual time of 7.45pm on Saturday night. What TV channel is it on? You can watch proceeding live on BT Sport's 'FA Cup Tonight' programme on BT Sport 2, or bookmark this page and return to follow our live blog. What are the ball numbers? Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City Southampton Chelsea Leicester City Manchester United Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur Brighton Wigan or Manchester City Chelsea are through after beating Hull 4-0 Credit: AFP When do the ties take place? The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March. What has been said? Mauricio Pochettino: “To win domestic cups would be fantastic for our fans but nothing really changes after that. “Yet after our performance against Juventus, we have a lot of new fans. That is the truth. People have been calling me from Argentina and everywhere and saying ‘Wow, Tottenham, Tottenham, Tottenham.’ "Our fans were excited. Nearly 3,000 were there and that shows what they think about that competition. “Our aim is to set a foundation that Spurs fans can enjoy for the rest of their lives. Three and a half years ago the club wasn’t in a position to compete in the best competitions. “That was the reality. Now we have started to change that image of Tottenham." Pep Guardiola has talked down Man City's chances of winning the quadruple Credit: Getty Images Jose Mourinho: "We want to go to the quarter-finals so we go with a serious approach. “I have more Premier Leagues and League Cups so, of course, I’d like more [FA Cups] but I’m not thinking about myself. I’m thinking about the club and the fans.” Pep Guardiola: "Of course I am concerned because I saw the game against Bournemouth. Bournemouth are one of the teams I like to watch the most in the Premier League and they were able to beat them. "I think in the FA Cup there are a lot of surprises, not just this season or previous seasons, but all throughout history you always have these kind of situations happening." What are the odds? Man City 2/1 Man Utd 10/3 Chelsea 7/2 Tottenham 9/2 Leicester 11/1

Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham could all make it through to the FA Cup semi-final after they were kept apart in the draw for the last eight. United have been handed a home tie against Brighton and Hove Albion after they beat Huddersfield on Saturday evening. Jose Mourinho will likely be most pleased to have avoided Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who will host Southampton in the quarters if they beat Wigan Athletic in their fifth round tie on Monday night. Chelsea's reward for thrashing Hull is a trip to Leicester, in a tie that provides the decent chance of an upset, while the winner of Sunday's match between Rochdale and Tottenham will travel to Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea. Quarter-final draw in full: Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea vs Rochdale or Tottenham Man Utd vs Brighton Leicester vs Chelsea Wigan or Man City vs Southampton The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March. 8:06PM The big teams have been kept apart And we could see them meet in two mouthwatering semi-finals. 8:05PM Last but not least Wigan or Man City vs Southampton 8:05PM Third up Leicester vs Chelsea 8:04PM Next up Man Utd vs Brighton 8:04PM First out the hat Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea vs Rochdale or Tottenham 8:02PM These are the eight important numbers Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City Southampton Chelsea Leicester City Manchester United Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur Brighton Wigan or Manchester City 8:01PM Here we go A quick reminder - there will be no quarter-final replays! One game, extra time, penalties and a winner on the day. The draw is moments away. 7:47PM We want a big game! The FA and sponsors Emirates might want the four biggest teams kept apart until the semi-finals, but everyone else wants one of the underdogs to make it that far, right? Let's have United vs City (or Wigan!) in the quarters. And Brighton vs Southampton. Please. 7:38PM United are in the hat United have seen off Huddersfieldto take their place in the final eight, and once the tiresome discussions of VAR are over, we will turn out attentions to the draw. 7:20PM Everything you need to know What is it? It's the draw for the FA Cup sixth-round, or quarter-finals if you prefer. When does it start? The draw begins at the unusual time of 7.45pm on Saturday night. What TV channel is it on? You can watch proceeding live on BT Sport's 'FA Cup Tonight' programme on BT Sport 2, or bookmark this page and return to follow our live blog. What are the ball numbers? Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City Southampton Chelsea Leicester City Manchester United Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur Brighton Wigan or Manchester City Chelsea are through after beating Hull 4-0 Credit: AFP When do the ties take place? The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March. What has been said? Mauricio Pochettino: “To win domestic cups would be fantastic for our fans but nothing really changes after that. “Yet after our performance against Juventus, we have a lot of new fans. That is the truth. People have been calling me from Argentina and everywhere and saying ‘Wow, Tottenham, Tottenham, Tottenham.’ "Our fans were excited. Nearly 3,000 were there and that shows what they think about that competition. “Our aim is to set a foundation that Spurs fans can enjoy for the rest of their lives. Three and a half years ago the club wasn’t in a position to compete in the best competitions. “That was the reality. Now we have started to change that image of Tottenham." Pep Guardiola has talked down Man City's chances of winning the quadruple Credit: Getty Images Jose Mourinho: "We want to go to the quarter-finals so we go with a serious approach. “I have more Premier Leagues and League Cups so, of course, I’d like more [FA Cups] but I’m not thinking about myself. I’m thinking about the club and the fans.” Pep Guardiola: "Of course I am concerned because I saw the game against Bournemouth. Bournemouth are one of the teams I like to watch the most in the Premier League and they were able to beat them. "I think in the FA Cup there are a lot of surprises, not just this season or previous seasons, but all throughout history you always have these kind of situations happening." What are the odds? Man City 2/1 Man Utd 10/3 Chelsea 7/2 Tottenham 9/2 Leicester 11/1

Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham could all make it through to the FA Cup semi-final after they were kept apart in the draw for the last eight. United have been handed a home tie against Brighton and Hove Albion after they beat Huddersfield on Saturday evening. Jose Mourinho will likely be most pleased to have avoided Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, who will host Southampton in the quarters if they beat Wigan Athletic in their fifth round tie on Monday night. Chelsea's reward for thrashing Hull is a trip to Leicester, in a tie that provides the decent chance of an upset, while the winner of Sunday's match between Rochdale and Tottenham will travel to Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea. Quarter-final draw in full: Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea vs Rochdale or Tottenham Man Utd vs Brighton Leicester vs Chelsea Wigan or Man City vs Southampton The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March. 8:06PM The big teams have been kept apart And we could see them meet in two mouthwatering semi-finals. 8:05PM Last but not least Wigan or Man City vs Southampton 8:05PM Third up Leicester vs Chelsea 8:04PM Next up Man Utd vs Brighton 8:04PM First out the hat Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea vs Rochdale or Tottenham 8:02PM These are the eight important numbers Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City Southampton Chelsea Leicester City Manchester United Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur Brighton Wigan or Manchester City 8:01PM Here we go A quick reminder - there will be no quarter-final replays! One game, extra time, penalties and a winner on the day. The draw is moments away. 7:47PM We want a big game! The FA and sponsors Emirates might want the four biggest teams kept apart until the semi-finals, but everyone else wants one of the underdogs to make it that far, right? Let's have United vs City (or Wigan!) in the quarters. And Brighton vs Southampton. Please. 7:38PM United are in the hat United have seen off Huddersfieldto take their place in the final eight, and once the tiresome discussions of VAR are over, we will turn out attentions to the draw. 7:20PM Everything you need to know What is it? It's the draw for the FA Cup sixth-round, or quarter-finals if you prefer. When does it start? The draw begins at the unusual time of 7.45pm on Saturday night. What TV channel is it on? You can watch proceeding live on BT Sport's 'FA Cup Tonight' programme on BT Sport 2, or bookmark this page and return to follow our live blog. What are the ball numbers? Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea City Southampton Chelsea Leicester City Manchester United Rochdale or Tottenham Hotspur Brighton Wigan or Manchester City Chelsea are through after beating Hull 4-0 Credit: AFP When do the ties take place? The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th March. What has been said? Mauricio Pochettino: “To win domestic cups would be fantastic for our fans but nothing really changes after that. “Yet after our performance against Juventus, we have a lot of new fans. That is the truth. People have been calling me from Argentina and everywhere and saying ‘Wow, Tottenham, Tottenham, Tottenham.’ "Our fans were excited. Nearly 3,000 were there and that shows what they think about that competition. “Our aim is to set a foundation that Spurs fans can enjoy for the rest of their lives. Three and a half years ago the club wasn’t in a position to compete in the best competitions. “That was the reality. Now we have started to change that image of Tottenham." Pep Guardiola has talked down Man City's chances of winning the quadruple Credit: Getty Images Jose Mourinho: "We want to go to the quarter-finals so we go with a serious approach. “I have more Premier Leagues and League Cups so, of course, I’d like more [FA Cups] but I’m not thinking about myself. I’m thinking about the club and the fans.” Pep Guardiola: "Of course I am concerned because I saw the game against Bournemouth. Bournemouth are one of the teams I like to watch the most in the Premier League and they were able to beat them. "I think in the FA Cup there are a lot of surprises, not just this season or previous seasons, but all throughout history you always have these kind of situations happening." What are the odds? Man City 2/1 Man Utd 10/3 Chelsea 7/2 Tottenham 9/2 Leicester 11/1

Tottenham to face winners of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City in FA Cup quarter-finals should they progress past Rochdale

Tottenham to face winners of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City in FA Cup quarter-finals should they progress past Rochdale

Tottenham to face winners of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City in FA Cup quarter-finals should they progress past Rochdale

Tottenham to face winners of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City in FA Cup quarter-finals should they progress past Rochdale

Tottenham to face winners of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City in FA Cup quarter-finals should they progress past Rochdale

Tottenham to face winners of Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City in FA Cup quarter-finals should they progress past Rochdale

There was no revenge for Carlos Carvalhal, just a collective shrug of indifference from his former club Sheffield Wednesday, a stalemate and a FA Cup replay that his new team, Swansea City, would have preferred to avoid. In fact, for all the supposed excitement generated by his return, less than two months after he was sacked by the Championship club, this was an underwhelming cup tie between two sides who huffed and puffed but rarely looked like blowing any doors down. Carvalhal was warmly applauded off the Swansea coach by the Wednesday supporters who had bothered to congregate outside the players’ entrance to greet him, and that was it. There was no emotion, no suggestion of animosity, just ambivalence. It was the equivalent of an ex walking into a bar with a glamorous new partner and barely bothering to look in their former lover’s direction. It was a very Yorkshire reaction. Carvalhal may have moved on to better things since Wednesday sacked him on Christmas Eve, re-emerging three days later as a replacement for Paul Clement at Swansea, but nobody in Sheffield seems to much care. Jos Luhukay replaced Carlos Carlvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday Credit: REUTERS He led them to two play-offs, losing in the final to Hull in 2016 and the semi-finals to Huddersfield last year, but there was little opposition to his sacking and nothing to suggest anyone feels it was a mistake now, despite the fine job he has done in South Wales since. His former employers have remained stuck in the rut he left them in, the anticipated uplift under his replacement, the Dutchman Jos Luhukay, yielding an FA Cup run, but just one league win. Whatever the problems were, Luhukay has not solved any of them quickly. This looked like the perfect time for Carvalhal to make a point, but having rested key players because of the ongoing relegation battle, Swansea were unable to dispose of spirited opponents. “We didn’t want a replay,” said Carvalhal, who revealed Alfie Mawson locked his knee warming up and had to be taken out of the starting XI. “The games for us are like the Police Academy films – there are too many of them. Adam Reach had an early shot saved Credit: REUTERS “It was a very emotional moment for me, and I must thank Sheffield Wednesday for the way they received me. It was very nice. I’m very proud of what I achieved here, and I’m sure in five years the reaction will be even better. It has only been eight weeks.” Wednesday started superbly but did not make the most of either their possession or their chances. The best of them came inside the first two minutes as Adam Reach surged clear, but his shot, with his weaker right foot, was well saved by Kristoffer Nordfelt. They carved Swansea open again minutes later, but Jacob Butterfield’s glancing header from George Boyd’s cross flew closer to the corner flag than the goal. Swansea spluttered their way through much of the first half and took 30 minutes to muster an effort on goal, a deflected shot from Kyle Naughton which trickled out for a corner. Dawson had a good game in goal for Sheffield Wednesday Credit: GETTY IMAGES They gradually became more of a threat and should have taken the lead just before half-time when Naughton swung in a cross that was met by Mike van der Hoorn on the edge of the six-yard box. He did everything right, but his header was brilliantly saved by Wednesday’s 22-year-old, third-choice goalkeeper, Cameron Dawson, who clawed it over the bar. They may well have deserved a penalty too. Certainly, Daniel Pudil was fortunate none of the match officials appeared to see him push Tammy Abraham to the ground while defending a corner. Wednesday started the second half with renewed vigour, but their lack of a goal threat when the ball did arrive in the area nullified the vibrancy of their build-up play. Swansea were not any better, substitute Jordan Ayew summing up their afternoon when he decided to shoot from 25 yards rather than pass to better-placed team-mates. “We had a strong beginning and we played some very good football,” said Luhukay. “We didn’t really want a replay, but the players made me proud, and we will try to win at Swansea. “Swansea were better in the second half, but I think this was a fair result.” 2:34PM Carvalhal suggests this game should end with penalties "It's just an opinion," says the Swansea manager, as he suggests that the two managers should have been allowed to agree on having a penalty shootout instead of taking this one to a replay. 2:24PM Dawson's take on his wondersave "Not a lot really, I just seen the ball coming in and tried to make myself as big as possible. I thought the three centre-halves and wing-backs were great in front of me." 2:23PM FULL TIME Carvalhal didn't want a replay but he's got one. Sheffield Wednesday have done well to get a draw here but in truth, Swansea barely turned up. 2:22PM 90 mins +2 Big chance! Joao links with Nuhiu, who shapes to shoot and then plays in Reach to his right! He's in! Can he finish from here?! He passes across the six yard box towards Joao at the back post! He can't get anything on the shot! With his back to goal he tries a backheel but puts it wide and was offside anyway. 2:18PM 90 mins Dyer has the ball wide right, steps up the pace... and shoots from 25 yards. That is never, ever, ever, EVER going in. Urgghhhhh both teams have been very medium today. 2:15PM 88 mins Joao and Nuhiu try to batter their way past the defence to shoot from 20 yards, are blocked and then Swansea try to break. They can't! The home crowd roar their team on... but they lose the ball far too easily and now Clucas brings it forward. Wednesday defending with a back five but that doesn't even matter since Routledge's touch is so poor he gifts the ball back to Reach and then gives away a free-kick. 2:13PM 86 mins Sheffield Wednesday are tired. Reach has a couple of goes at Ki before taking him down and is booked, the free-kick is taken short and Routledge lifts the ball into the area towards Ayew. Clucas rides a challenge on the left, crosses low to Dyer but his first touch puts the ball in the air and the defence has time to get in and clear. Swansea have surrounded the penalty area... but an outball to Nuhiu results in a free-kick to Wednesday. 2:11PM 83 mins Jos Luhukay has predicted a perilous future for Wallace and decides it's a good idea to take him off. 80: Second Owls change of the game ⬅️ Wallace ➡️ Joao#swfcLIVE— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea try to work the ball around the final third but Carroll passes straight to Dawson in the Sheffield Wednesday goal. 2:08PM 80 mins Wallace puts a really sore one on Naughton and is called out for it, squaring up to several players afterwards. He's been booked, Swansea now don't like him and I'd suspect that won't be the last we see of Wallace for the rest of the game. Sam Clucas is on for the final 10 minutes, Swansea really don't want this to go to a replay. The free-kick is put into the area from 40 yards and it's a great ball! BARTLEY MUST SCORE! But he swings at air and misses the ball. Wednesday have gotten away with that one. 2:06PM 77 mins What is this nonsense. Roberts tries to take a throw-in, Wallace is on the floor behind him and tries to like... grab him? And Roberts ends up falling over, Wallace holds his leg and looks to be in pain... and the referee just doesn't care. Wednesday come forward now, Hunt bursts forward from a one-two and moves into the box, Nuhiu has it and what a turn! He spins his marker and has space in the box, cuts onto his left foot... and shoots low at the near post. The goalkeeper saves and smothers the rebound. 2:03PM 74 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Dyer has made a real difference too, adding a composure to Swansea's possession that they've needed all game. Roberts wins a throw, crosses into the middle and Wednesday's centre-backs head away. I'm not sure crossing from wide is the way to beat this very physical Wednesday defence. 2:00PM 72 mins Ayew is so much better than anyone else on the pitch just now. Dyer drives the attack, passes inside to Ayew who chops back onto his right foot and gets a better effort on goal. Dawson saves. Swansea getting closer. 2:00PM 71 mins Routledge tries to do a little too much, taking on two defenders at once and attempting to roll the ball into the bottom corner of the goal from just inside the area. He wins a corner though and that is sent into the area... and Sheffield Wednesday win it back and try to counter. An attempt to play a pass ahead of Boyd into space is woeful and hands possession back. 1:57PM 68 mins Jones is caught on the ball! Swansea have four men against three - it's a huge chance! Ayew takes it on... and shoots from 25 yards, the ball bobbling harmlessly to the goalkeeper. 1:55PM 66 mins Narsingh comes off after a poor game and Dyer comes on. Van de Hoorn catches Hunt with his studs while going for the ball and is booked for it. It looks like he's stepped with some weight on the guy's toe and he's very upset about it. This is a decent set piece position, wide right in line with the penalty area. Butterfield and Wallace are there... but someone is offside. So bad. Abraham is taken off for Jordan Ayew. How will a tiring defence cope against him? 1:52PM 63 mins Abraham has gone down off the ball, after chasing a headed back pass. He's back up on his feet now though... so I have no idea what was wrong with him. He lays off the ball to Ki, who takes too long to shoot and Wednesday break until they win a free-kick by the centre-circle. 1:49PM 60 mins Nathan Dyer is being given some instructions on the Swansea bench and will soon come on. 1:46PM 58 mins Swansea have stepped it up and have Wednesday pinned back near their own box. Routledge tries to dribble past the defender, a one-two goes out of play for a throw-in... it's so frustrating. This is like watching a reserve team play - Swansea are so disjointed. 1:44PM 56 mins Credit: REUTERS Narsingh takes too long to get a shot away and loses the option, Swansea win a corner. It's taken short, Dawson tries to punch the subsequent cross away... but Bartley is offside. 1:42PM 53 mins Routledge finds Roberts on the right, Roberts tries a strange cross/shot thing which is easily cleared. Olsson comes inside from the left and has a similar effort blocked. Nuhiu chases the ball and does a little roulette turn which delights everyone in the crowd - like watching a bear do ballet. 1:41PM 51 mins Swansea have to do a bit of defending as Sheffield Wednesday get the ball forward but there's nothing too much to worry about. You get the feeling that if Swansea really wanted to they could get themselves a lead without a lot of effort here. Not to say Wednesday are playing badly - they're just not putting together any particularly dangerous attacking moves. 1:36PM 48 mins Swansea have remembered they are good at football and have started this half with some purpose and energy. Abraham puts a pass ahead of Narsingh, who is a little off balance while running at full speed, gets ahead of Fox and then draws a little kick from the defender and goes down way too easily in the box. The referee isn't interested. 1:34PM KICK OFF 2 We're back! 1:29PM John Hartson doesn't know how to use a microphone 1:18PM HALF TIME Really poor. Sheffield Wednesday had more of the ball but don't have anything like the quality to really scare Swansea in the final third - if they score here it'll be a lapse of concentration from the away defence letting someone in behind from a counter-attack. Hopefully Carvalhal wakes up his players during the break to turn this into a match. 1:17PM 45 mins Sheffield Wednesday have a corner in the last minute of allocated time. Reach flicks it on at the near post and puts the ball over the bar. That'll be the last chance of the half. 1:14PM 43 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Nordfelft tries to find teammates with long kicks but Wednesday players punt it back towards him with their heads. Ki has the ball 30 yards out, looks up and launches a powerful effort at goal but slices across his shot and watches it fly wide of the target. 1:12PM 40 mins Swansea try to play out of danger around their own box but don't do it particularly well and are lucky to get away with some slightly poor bits of control. Goal kick. There's a big lack of quality in the final third for this Sheffield Wednesday side. 1:09PM 37 mins WHAT A SAVE! Oocha! The reactions to stop that are amazing! From about six yards, Hoorn heads with power straight at goal and the goalkeeper throws his arms out to push it over the bar. Superb! 1:08PM 36 mins Swansea put a faster passing move together and pull the Wednesday defence apart. Routledge finds space on the right of the box and chips a ball in towards Abraham, winning a corner. 1:05PM 33 mins Gareth Southgate is here. Abraham? Carroll? Carroll would suit England's style of play, he loves darting around the centre-circle linking passes together, like a budget Jack Wilshere. Abraham comes alive on the right wing and burns away from his marker and sends a dangerous low ball into the area! This could be good... but the shot doesn't have enough on it from the Swansea forward who attacks and Wednesday survive. 1:03PM 32 mins Swansea should have a penalty. Abraham is shoved to the floor from behind by Pudil while defending a corner but the referee doesn't see it, or doesn't think it's a foul. It is a foul. Well, it should be. Pudil has managed to injure himself during that little moment of madness and is receiving treatment. 1:01PM 29 mins Abraham has the chance to be a menace in the area and links a one-two with Routledge... but the defence see to it and Swansea's attack break down. They're starting to play a bit more now, almost as if Carvalhal was just trying to get the Wednesday crowd to quieten down for the first 20 mins. It definitely worked if that was the plan. 12:58PM 26 mins A wild brass band appears! The crowd threatens to come to life... and goes back to sleep. Boyd runs with the ball through the middle, Wallace goes wide right and wins a corner off Hoorn. Here come the big lads for the corner. Wallace takes it, aims to the back of the box... it's taken down and laid to the edge of the area. Take a shot. Please shoot! He crosses... and Swansea have the ball again. 12:54PM 23 mins Free-kick Swansea about 30 yards out. They take forever to set it up and then Ki hits a poor high ball towards the area and Wednesday easily deal with it. 12:52PM 20 mins Swansea finally pass their way into Wednesday's half, Carroll keeps everything neat and tidy as the link in the middle and Routledge probes the defence from wide left... and gives the ball away. This feels like a 12:30pm kick off. The crowd are quiet and neither team is really at their best. 12:48PM 17 mins Credit: REUTERS Here's Carvalhal meeting his old owl friend. Fun fact: this is a real owl. Wednesday playing all the attacking football at the moment but it's not really threatening Swansea. 12:46PM 15 mins Swansea seem happy to pass to the goalkeeper and back, the full-back and then the goalie, another defender and then the goalie... it's not exactly Total Football. They really want Wednesday to come out and press them but the home side isn't falling for it. 12:44PM 13 mins Boyd and Wallace try to trick their way into space on the left, Boyd leaves the ball by accident, Wallace's cross is poor, Swansea win a free-kick. It's booted long and Wednesday have possession back. Swansea try to press a little higher but are easily bypassed. 12:42PM 10 mins Swansea are defending really deep here. Sheffield Wednesday being given so much time on the ball. It could be a tactic to lure them out and hit them on the counter-attack, but 73 per cent of possession is a big share for a Championship club against a Premier League one. It's a big share in any game! 12:38PM 7 mins Poor clearance from Nordfeldt as he elects to boot the ball away rather than continue the short passing game from the back. He kicks straight to the Sheffield Wednesday midfield and is happy to see a cross headed well wide of his goal shortly after. Swansea could do with a little more energy here. 12:36PM 5 mins I think it should be law that Sheffield Wednesday have blue and white stripes. This solid block of blue and white arms just isn't doing it for me. The team wearing the kit have started well though and seem up for this one, taking the game to Swansea and moving the ball around well. Swansea absorb the passing and try to push them back with their press. 12:34PM 3 mins It looks like both teams are playing a three man defence. Swansea press high with three players from the start, everyone else stays near the halfway line. Some short passing and then suddenly Reach is away! He's in space in the box and should score! Great save by Nordfeldt! 12:33PM KICK OFF 12:28PM Here come the players! It's the FA Cup, and it's Clive! 12:22PM Tammy Abraham Big chance for Tammy Abraham to earn himself a place in the non-FA Cup Swansea first XI, especially with Bone injured. He's deceptively slow to accelerate to anything approaching fast but his movement off the ball around the penalty area is excellent for such a young player. 11:35AM The teams are in... Sheffield Wednesday XI:Dawson; Hunt, Venâncio, Pudil, Fox; Boyd, Butterfield, Jones, Reach; Wallace, Nuhiu. Here is our team news today v @SwansOfficial, in association with @Ladbrokes#swfcLIVEpic.twitter.com/GykzKFmLIa— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea XI:Nordfeldt; Bartley, Mawson, van der Hoorn, Roberts, Olsson; Carroll, Ki; Narsingh, Routledge, Abraham. Here's how we line up against @swfc this afternoon...#SHESWApic.twitter.com/BbHGdajyPv— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) February 17, 2018 11:15AM Preview Morning all, JJ will be in shortly to bring you the team news, build-up and match itself. Prior to that, have a read of our preview below. Carlos Carvalhal insists he will not risk Swansea's Premier League status for FA Cup glory. Carvalhal has extra motivation in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday as he makes a swift return to Sheffield Wednesday - the club where he spent two-and-a-half-years before departing on Christmas Eve. Victory would also secure Swansea's first quarter-final in the competition since 1964, but manager Carvalhal has promised to rest several first-team regulars ahead of key relegation battles in the Premier League. "We won't take any risks and there will be changes because I will protect some players, I'm absolutely sure about that." Carvalhal said. "Ask me to stay in the Premier League or win the cup, and I say Premier League because it is more important to the club. Sheffield Wednesday are dreaming of a cup upset Credit: PA "As a manager it would be fantastic to be with the trophy. "I was at Wembley with Sheffield Wednesday (in the 2016 Championship play-off final) and I loved it, I want to go back there in my career. "But I am not selfish because I understand the priority of the club - and that is to stay in the Premier League." Carvalhal rotated his squad in previous rounds against Wolves and Notts County. Swansea still had enough to win those ties, albeit after replays, and cup progress has come alongside excellent league form. Carvalhal has taken 14 points from 21 for Swansea to climb off the foot of the Premier League and escape the bottom three. The Portuguese must now try to maintain that momentum without cup-tied pair Andre Ayew and Andy King and a raft of injuries ruling out the likes of Leroy Fer, Wilfried Bony and Renato Sanches. But he said: "We will not change our path compared to what we did in the past. Swansea are in a rich vein of form Credit: Action Images "We are playing against a good side in the Championship and it is very difficult to play at Hillsborough. "We are underdogs there, not because we are worse than our opponents but because we are outside our main competition which we are completely focused on. "We will try our best to go to the next stage and if we win it will be fantastic. But if we do not get to the next stage, then it is OK." Carvalhal's successor Jos Luhukay has taken Wednesday into the fifth round for the first time since 2014 by knocking out Carlisle and Reading. But the Dutchman had to wait until Tuesday's 2-0 home win against Derby, his sixth league game, to register his first success in the Championship. "The reality is injuries have given him the same problems as me in my last games," Carvalhal said. "But when some of the players are back I think they are strong enough to be in the top places of the division."

There was no revenge for Carlos Carvalhal, just a collective shrug of indifference from his former club Sheffield Wednesday, a stalemate and a FA Cup replay that his new team, Swansea City, would have preferred to avoid. In fact, for all the supposed excitement generated by his return, less than two months after he was sacked by the Championship club, this was an underwhelming cup tie between two sides who huffed and puffed but rarely looked like blowing any doors down. Carvalhal was warmly applauded off the Swansea coach by the Wednesday supporters who had bothered to congregate outside the players’ entrance to greet him, and that was it. There was no emotion, no suggestion of animosity, just ambivalence. It was the equivalent of an ex walking into a bar with a glamorous new partner and barely bothering to look in their former lover’s direction. It was a very Yorkshire reaction. Carvalhal may have moved on to better things since Wednesday sacked him on Christmas Eve, re-emerging three days later as a replacement for Paul Clement at Swansea, but nobody in Sheffield seems to much care. Jos Luhukay replaced Carlos Carlvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday Credit: REUTERS He led them to two play-offs, losing in the final to Hull in 2016 and the semi-finals to Huddersfield last year, but there was little opposition to his sacking and nothing to suggest anyone feels it was a mistake now, despite the fine job he has done in South Wales since. His former employers have remained stuck in the rut he left them in, the anticipated uplift under his replacement, the Dutchman Jos Luhukay, yielding an FA Cup run, but just one league win. Whatever the problems were, Luhukay has not solved any of them quickly. This looked like the perfect time for Carvalhal to make a point, but having rested key players because of the ongoing relegation battle, Swansea were unable to dispose of spirited opponents. “We didn’t want a replay,” said Carvalhal, who revealed Alfie Mawson locked his knee warming up and had to be taken out of the starting XI. “The games for us are like the Police Academy films – there are too many of them. Adam Reach had an early shot saved Credit: REUTERS “It was a very emotional moment for me, and I must thank Sheffield Wednesday for the way they received me. It was very nice. I’m very proud of what I achieved here, and I’m sure in five years the reaction will be even better. It has only been eight weeks.” Wednesday started superbly but did not make the most of either their possession or their chances. The best of them came inside the first two minutes as Adam Reach surged clear, but his shot, with his weaker right foot, was well saved by Kristoffer Nordfelt. They carved Swansea open again minutes later, but Jacob Butterfield’s glancing header from George Boyd’s cross flew closer to the corner flag than the goal. Swansea spluttered their way through much of the first half and took 30 minutes to muster an effort on goal, a deflected shot from Kyle Naughton which trickled out for a corner. Dawson had a good game in goal for Sheffield Wednesday Credit: GETTY IMAGES They gradually became more of a threat and should have taken the lead just before half-time when Naughton swung in a cross that was met by Mike van der Hoorn on the edge of the six-yard box. He did everything right, but his header was brilliantly saved by Wednesday’s 22-year-old, third-choice goalkeeper, Cameron Dawson, who clawed it over the bar. They may well have deserved a penalty too. Certainly, Daniel Pudil was fortunate none of the match officials appeared to see him push Tammy Abraham to the ground while defending a corner. Wednesday started the second half with renewed vigour, but their lack of a goal threat when the ball did arrive in the area nullified the vibrancy of their build-up play. Swansea were not any better, substitute Jordan Ayew summing up their afternoon when he decided to shoot from 25 yards rather than pass to better-placed team-mates. “We had a strong beginning and we played some very good football,” said Luhukay. “We didn’t really want a replay, but the players made me proud, and we will try to win at Swansea. “Swansea were better in the second half, but I think this was a fair result.” 2:34PM Carvalhal suggests this game should end with penalties "It's just an opinion," says the Swansea manager, as he suggests that the two managers should have been allowed to agree on having a penalty shootout instead of taking this one to a replay. 2:24PM Dawson's take on his wondersave "Not a lot really, I just seen the ball coming in and tried to make myself as big as possible. I thought the three centre-halves and wing-backs were great in front of me." 2:23PM FULL TIME Carvalhal didn't want a replay but he's got one. Sheffield Wednesday have done well to get a draw here but in truth, Swansea barely turned up. 2:22PM 90 mins +2 Big chance! Joao links with Nuhiu, who shapes to shoot and then plays in Reach to his right! He's in! Can he finish from here?! He passes across the six yard box towards Joao at the back post! He can't get anything on the shot! With his back to goal he tries a backheel but puts it wide and was offside anyway. 2:18PM 90 mins Dyer has the ball wide right, steps up the pace... and shoots from 25 yards. That is never, ever, ever, EVER going in. Urgghhhhh both teams have been very medium today. 2:15PM 88 mins Joao and Nuhiu try to batter their way past the defence to shoot from 20 yards, are blocked and then Swansea try to break. They can't! The home crowd roar their team on... but they lose the ball far too easily and now Clucas brings it forward. Wednesday defending with a back five but that doesn't even matter since Routledge's touch is so poor he gifts the ball back to Reach and then gives away a free-kick. 2:13PM 86 mins Sheffield Wednesday are tired. Reach has a couple of goes at Ki before taking him down and is booked, the free-kick is taken short and Routledge lifts the ball into the area towards Ayew. Clucas rides a challenge on the left, crosses low to Dyer but his first touch puts the ball in the air and the defence has time to get in and clear. Swansea have surrounded the penalty area... but an outball to Nuhiu results in a free-kick to Wednesday. 2:11PM 83 mins Jos Luhukay has predicted a perilous future for Wallace and decides it's a good idea to take him off. 80: Second Owls change of the game ⬅️ Wallace ➡️ Joao#swfcLIVE— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea try to work the ball around the final third but Carroll passes straight to Dawson in the Sheffield Wednesday goal. 2:08PM 80 mins Wallace puts a really sore one on Naughton and is called out for it, squaring up to several players afterwards. He's been booked, Swansea now don't like him and I'd suspect that won't be the last we see of Wallace for the rest of the game. Sam Clucas is on for the final 10 minutes, Swansea really don't want this to go to a replay. The free-kick is put into the area from 40 yards and it's a great ball! BARTLEY MUST SCORE! But he swings at air and misses the ball. Wednesday have gotten away with that one. 2:06PM 77 mins What is this nonsense. Roberts tries to take a throw-in, Wallace is on the floor behind him and tries to like... grab him? And Roberts ends up falling over, Wallace holds his leg and looks to be in pain... and the referee just doesn't care. Wednesday come forward now, Hunt bursts forward from a one-two and moves into the box, Nuhiu has it and what a turn! He spins his marker and has space in the box, cuts onto his left foot... and shoots low at the near post. The goalkeeper saves and smothers the rebound. 2:03PM 74 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Dyer has made a real difference too, adding a composure to Swansea's possession that they've needed all game. Roberts wins a throw, crosses into the middle and Wednesday's centre-backs head away. I'm not sure crossing from wide is the way to beat this very physical Wednesday defence. 2:00PM 72 mins Ayew is so much better than anyone else on the pitch just now. Dyer drives the attack, passes inside to Ayew who chops back onto his right foot and gets a better effort on goal. Dawson saves. Swansea getting closer. 2:00PM 71 mins Routledge tries to do a little too much, taking on two defenders at once and attempting to roll the ball into the bottom corner of the goal from just inside the area. He wins a corner though and that is sent into the area... and Sheffield Wednesday win it back and try to counter. An attempt to play a pass ahead of Boyd into space is woeful and hands possession back. 1:57PM 68 mins Jones is caught on the ball! Swansea have four men against three - it's a huge chance! Ayew takes it on... and shoots from 25 yards, the ball bobbling harmlessly to the goalkeeper. 1:55PM 66 mins Narsingh comes off after a poor game and Dyer comes on. Van de Hoorn catches Hunt with his studs while going for the ball and is booked for it. It looks like he's stepped with some weight on the guy's toe and he's very upset about it. This is a decent set piece position, wide right in line with the penalty area. Butterfield and Wallace are there... but someone is offside. So bad. Abraham is taken off for Jordan Ayew. How will a tiring defence cope against him? 1:52PM 63 mins Abraham has gone down off the ball, after chasing a headed back pass. He's back up on his feet now though... so I have no idea what was wrong with him. He lays off the ball to Ki, who takes too long to shoot and Wednesday break until they win a free-kick by the centre-circle. 1:49PM 60 mins Nathan Dyer is being given some instructions on the Swansea bench and will soon come on. 1:46PM 58 mins Swansea have stepped it up and have Wednesday pinned back near their own box. Routledge tries to dribble past the defender, a one-two goes out of play for a throw-in... it's so frustrating. This is like watching a reserve team play - Swansea are so disjointed. 1:44PM 56 mins Credit: REUTERS Narsingh takes too long to get a shot away and loses the option, Swansea win a corner. It's taken short, Dawson tries to punch the subsequent cross away... but Bartley is offside. 1:42PM 53 mins Routledge finds Roberts on the right, Roberts tries a strange cross/shot thing which is easily cleared. Olsson comes inside from the left and has a similar effort blocked. Nuhiu chases the ball and does a little roulette turn which delights everyone in the crowd - like watching a bear do ballet. 1:41PM 51 mins Swansea have to do a bit of defending as Sheffield Wednesday get the ball forward but there's nothing too much to worry about. You get the feeling that if Swansea really wanted to they could get themselves a lead without a lot of effort here. Not to say Wednesday are playing badly - they're just not putting together any particularly dangerous attacking moves. 1:36PM 48 mins Swansea have remembered they are good at football and have started this half with some purpose and energy. Abraham puts a pass ahead of Narsingh, who is a little off balance while running at full speed, gets ahead of Fox and then draws a little kick from the defender and goes down way too easily in the box. The referee isn't interested. 1:34PM KICK OFF 2 We're back! 1:29PM John Hartson doesn't know how to use a microphone 1:18PM HALF TIME Really poor. Sheffield Wednesday had more of the ball but don't have anything like the quality to really scare Swansea in the final third - if they score here it'll be a lapse of concentration from the away defence letting someone in behind from a counter-attack. Hopefully Carvalhal wakes up his players during the break to turn this into a match. 1:17PM 45 mins Sheffield Wednesday have a corner in the last minute of allocated time. Reach flicks it on at the near post and puts the ball over the bar. That'll be the last chance of the half. 1:14PM 43 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Nordfelft tries to find teammates with long kicks but Wednesday players punt it back towards him with their heads. Ki has the ball 30 yards out, looks up and launches a powerful effort at goal but slices across his shot and watches it fly wide of the target. 1:12PM 40 mins Swansea try to play out of danger around their own box but don't do it particularly well and are lucky to get away with some slightly poor bits of control. Goal kick. There's a big lack of quality in the final third for this Sheffield Wednesday side. 1:09PM 37 mins WHAT A SAVE! Oocha! The reactions to stop that are amazing! From about six yards, Hoorn heads with power straight at goal and the goalkeeper throws his arms out to push it over the bar. Superb! 1:08PM 36 mins Swansea put a faster passing move together and pull the Wednesday defence apart. Routledge finds space on the right of the box and chips a ball in towards Abraham, winning a corner. 1:05PM 33 mins Gareth Southgate is here. Abraham? Carroll? Carroll would suit England's style of play, he loves darting around the centre-circle linking passes together, like a budget Jack Wilshere. Abraham comes alive on the right wing and burns away from his marker and sends a dangerous low ball into the area! This could be good... but the shot doesn't have enough on it from the Swansea forward who attacks and Wednesday survive. 1:03PM 32 mins Swansea should have a penalty. Abraham is shoved to the floor from behind by Pudil while defending a corner but the referee doesn't see it, or doesn't think it's a foul. It is a foul. Well, it should be. Pudil has managed to injure himself during that little moment of madness and is receiving treatment. 1:01PM 29 mins Abraham has the chance to be a menace in the area and links a one-two with Routledge... but the defence see to it and Swansea's attack break down. They're starting to play a bit more now, almost as if Carvalhal was just trying to get the Wednesday crowd to quieten down for the first 20 mins. It definitely worked if that was the plan. 12:58PM 26 mins A wild brass band appears! The crowd threatens to come to life... and goes back to sleep. Boyd runs with the ball through the middle, Wallace goes wide right and wins a corner off Hoorn. Here come the big lads for the corner. Wallace takes it, aims to the back of the box... it's taken down and laid to the edge of the area. Take a shot. Please shoot! He crosses... and Swansea have the ball again. 12:54PM 23 mins Free-kick Swansea about 30 yards out. They take forever to set it up and then Ki hits a poor high ball towards the area and Wednesday easily deal with it. 12:52PM 20 mins Swansea finally pass their way into Wednesday's half, Carroll keeps everything neat and tidy as the link in the middle and Routledge probes the defence from wide left... and gives the ball away. This feels like a 12:30pm kick off. The crowd are quiet and neither team is really at their best. 12:48PM 17 mins Credit: REUTERS Here's Carvalhal meeting his old owl friend. Fun fact: this is a real owl. Wednesday playing all the attacking football at the moment but it's not really threatening Swansea. 12:46PM 15 mins Swansea seem happy to pass to the goalkeeper and back, the full-back and then the goalie, another defender and then the goalie... it's not exactly Total Football. They really want Wednesday to come out and press them but the home side isn't falling for it. 12:44PM 13 mins Boyd and Wallace try to trick their way into space on the left, Boyd leaves the ball by accident, Wallace's cross is poor, Swansea win a free-kick. It's booted long and Wednesday have possession back. Swansea try to press a little higher but are easily bypassed. 12:42PM 10 mins Swansea are defending really deep here. Sheffield Wednesday being given so much time on the ball. It could be a tactic to lure them out and hit them on the counter-attack, but 73 per cent of possession is a big share for a Championship club against a Premier League one. It's a big share in any game! 12:38PM 7 mins Poor clearance from Nordfeldt as he elects to boot the ball away rather than continue the short passing game from the back. He kicks straight to the Sheffield Wednesday midfield and is happy to see a cross headed well wide of his goal shortly after. Swansea could do with a little more energy here. 12:36PM 5 mins I think it should be law that Sheffield Wednesday have blue and white stripes. This solid block of blue and white arms just isn't doing it for me. The team wearing the kit have started well though and seem up for this one, taking the game to Swansea and moving the ball around well. Swansea absorb the passing and try to push them back with their press. 12:34PM 3 mins It looks like both teams are playing a three man defence. Swansea press high with three players from the start, everyone else stays near the halfway line. Some short passing and then suddenly Reach is away! He's in space in the box and should score! Great save by Nordfeldt! 12:33PM KICK OFF 12:28PM Here come the players! It's the FA Cup, and it's Clive! 12:22PM Tammy Abraham Big chance for Tammy Abraham to earn himself a place in the non-FA Cup Swansea first XI, especially with Bone injured. He's deceptively slow to accelerate to anything approaching fast but his movement off the ball around the penalty area is excellent for such a young player. 11:35AM The teams are in... Sheffield Wednesday XI:Dawson; Hunt, Venâncio, Pudil, Fox; Boyd, Butterfield, Jones, Reach; Wallace, Nuhiu. Here is our team news today v @SwansOfficial, in association with @Ladbrokes#swfcLIVEpic.twitter.com/GykzKFmLIa— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea XI:Nordfeldt; Bartley, Mawson, van der Hoorn, Roberts, Olsson; Carroll, Ki; Narsingh, Routledge, Abraham. Here's how we line up against @swfc this afternoon...#SHESWApic.twitter.com/BbHGdajyPv— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) February 17, 2018 11:15AM Preview Morning all, JJ will be in shortly to bring you the team news, build-up and match itself. Prior to that, have a read of our preview below. Carlos Carvalhal insists he will not risk Swansea's Premier League status for FA Cup glory. Carvalhal has extra motivation in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday as he makes a swift return to Sheffield Wednesday - the club where he spent two-and-a-half-years before departing on Christmas Eve. Victory would also secure Swansea's first quarter-final in the competition since 1964, but manager Carvalhal has promised to rest several first-team regulars ahead of key relegation battles in the Premier League. "We won't take any risks and there will be changes because I will protect some players, I'm absolutely sure about that." Carvalhal said. "Ask me to stay in the Premier League or win the cup, and I say Premier League because it is more important to the club. Sheffield Wednesday are dreaming of a cup upset Credit: PA "As a manager it would be fantastic to be with the trophy. "I was at Wembley with Sheffield Wednesday (in the 2016 Championship play-off final) and I loved it, I want to go back there in my career. "But I am not selfish because I understand the priority of the club - and that is to stay in the Premier League." Carvalhal rotated his squad in previous rounds against Wolves and Notts County. Swansea still had enough to win those ties, albeit after replays, and cup progress has come alongside excellent league form. Carvalhal has taken 14 points from 21 for Swansea to climb off the foot of the Premier League and escape the bottom three. The Portuguese must now try to maintain that momentum without cup-tied pair Andre Ayew and Andy King and a raft of injuries ruling out the likes of Leroy Fer, Wilfried Bony and Renato Sanches. But he said: "We will not change our path compared to what we did in the past. Swansea are in a rich vein of form Credit: Action Images "We are playing against a good side in the Championship and it is very difficult to play at Hillsborough. "We are underdogs there, not because we are worse than our opponents but because we are outside our main competition which we are completely focused on. "We will try our best to go to the next stage and if we win it will be fantastic. But if we do not get to the next stage, then it is OK." Carvalhal's successor Jos Luhukay has taken Wednesday into the fifth round for the first time since 2014 by knocking out Carlisle and Reading. But the Dutchman had to wait until Tuesday's 2-0 home win against Derby, his sixth league game, to register his first success in the Championship. "The reality is injuries have given him the same problems as me in my last games," Carvalhal said. "But when some of the players are back I think they are strong enough to be in the top places of the division."

There was no revenge for Carlos Carvalhal, just a collective shrug of indifference from his former club Sheffield Wednesday, a stalemate and a FA Cup replay that his new team, Swansea City, would have preferred to avoid. In fact, for all the supposed excitement generated by his return, less than two months after he was sacked by the Championship club, this was an underwhelming cup tie between two sides who huffed and puffed but rarely looked like blowing any doors down. Carvalhal was warmly applauded off the Swansea coach by the Wednesday supporters who had bothered to congregate outside the players’ entrance to greet him, and that was it. There was no emotion, no suggestion of animosity, just ambivalence. It was the equivalent of an ex walking into a bar with a glamorous new partner and barely bothering to look in their former lover’s direction. It was a very Yorkshire reaction. Carvalhal may have moved on to better things since Wednesday sacked him on Christmas Eve, re-emerging three days later as a replacement for Paul Clement at Swansea, but nobody in Sheffield seems to much care. Jos Luhukay replaced Carlos Carlvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday Credit: REUTERS He led them to two play-offs, losing in the final to Hull in 2016 and the semi-finals to Huddersfield last year, but there was little opposition to his sacking and nothing to suggest anyone feels it was a mistake now, despite the fine job he has done in South Wales since. His former employers have remained stuck in the rut he left them in, the anticipated uplift under his replacement, the Dutchman Jos Luhukay, yielding an FA Cup run, but just one league win. Whatever the problems were, Luhukay has not solved any of them quickly. This looked like the perfect time for Carvalhal to make a point, but having rested key players because of the ongoing relegation battle, Swansea were unable to dispose of spirited opponents. “We didn’t want a replay,” said Carvalhal, who revealed Alfie Mawson locked his knee warming up and had to be taken out of the starting XI. “The games for us are like the Police Academy films – there are too many of them. Adam Reach had an early shot saved Credit: REUTERS “It was a very emotional moment for me, and I must thank Sheffield Wednesday for the way they received me. It was very nice. I’m very proud of what I achieved here, and I’m sure in five years the reaction will be even better. It has only been eight weeks.” Wednesday started superbly but did not make the most of either their possession or their chances. The best of them came inside the first two minutes as Adam Reach surged clear, but his shot, with his weaker right foot, was well saved by Kristoffer Nordfelt. They carved Swansea open again minutes later, but Jacob Butterfield’s glancing header from George Boyd’s cross flew closer to the corner flag than the goal. Swansea spluttered their way through much of the first half and took 30 minutes to muster an effort on goal, a deflected shot from Kyle Naughton which trickled out for a corner. Dawson had a good game in goal for Sheffield Wednesday Credit: GETTY IMAGES They gradually became more of a threat and should have taken the lead just before half-time when Naughton swung in a cross that was met by Mike van der Hoorn on the edge of the six-yard box. He did everything right, but his header was brilliantly saved by Wednesday’s 22-year-old, third-choice goalkeeper, Cameron Dawson, who clawed it over the bar. They may well have deserved a penalty too. Certainly, Daniel Pudil was fortunate none of the match officials appeared to see him push Tammy Abraham to the ground while defending a corner. Wednesday started the second half with renewed vigour, but their lack of a goal threat when the ball did arrive in the area nullified the vibrancy of their build-up play. Swansea were not any better, substitute Jordan Ayew summing up their afternoon when he decided to shoot from 25 yards rather than pass to better-placed team-mates. “We had a strong beginning and we played some very good football,” said Luhukay. “We didn’t really want a replay, but the players made me proud, and we will try to win at Swansea. “Swansea were better in the second half, but I think this was a fair result.” 2:34PM Carvalhal suggests this game should end with penalties "It's just an opinion," says the Swansea manager, as he suggests that the two managers should have been allowed to agree on having a penalty shootout instead of taking this one to a replay. 2:24PM Dawson's take on his wondersave "Not a lot really, I just seen the ball coming in and tried to make myself as big as possible. I thought the three centre-halves and wing-backs were great in front of me." 2:23PM FULL TIME Carvalhal didn't want a replay but he's got one. Sheffield Wednesday have done well to get a draw here but in truth, Swansea barely turned up. 2:22PM 90 mins +2 Big chance! Joao links with Nuhiu, who shapes to shoot and then plays in Reach to his right! He's in! Can he finish from here?! He passes across the six yard box towards Joao at the back post! He can't get anything on the shot! With his back to goal he tries a backheel but puts it wide and was offside anyway. 2:18PM 90 mins Dyer has the ball wide right, steps up the pace... and shoots from 25 yards. That is never, ever, ever, EVER going in. Urgghhhhh both teams have been very medium today. 2:15PM 88 mins Joao and Nuhiu try to batter their way past the defence to shoot from 20 yards, are blocked and then Swansea try to break. They can't! The home crowd roar their team on... but they lose the ball far too easily and now Clucas brings it forward. Wednesday defending with a back five but that doesn't even matter since Routledge's touch is so poor he gifts the ball back to Reach and then gives away a free-kick. 2:13PM 86 mins Sheffield Wednesday are tired. Reach has a couple of goes at Ki before taking him down and is booked, the free-kick is taken short and Routledge lifts the ball into the area towards Ayew. Clucas rides a challenge on the left, crosses low to Dyer but his first touch puts the ball in the air and the defence has time to get in and clear. Swansea have surrounded the penalty area... but an outball to Nuhiu results in a free-kick to Wednesday. 2:11PM 83 mins Jos Luhukay has predicted a perilous future for Wallace and decides it's a good idea to take him off. 80: Second Owls change of the game ⬅️ Wallace ➡️ Joao#swfcLIVE— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea try to work the ball around the final third but Carroll passes straight to Dawson in the Sheffield Wednesday goal. 2:08PM 80 mins Wallace puts a really sore one on Naughton and is called out for it, squaring up to several players afterwards. He's been booked, Swansea now don't like him and I'd suspect that won't be the last we see of Wallace for the rest of the game. Sam Clucas is on for the final 10 minutes, Swansea really don't want this to go to a replay. The free-kick is put into the area from 40 yards and it's a great ball! BARTLEY MUST SCORE! But he swings at air and misses the ball. Wednesday have gotten away with that one. 2:06PM 77 mins What is this nonsense. Roberts tries to take a throw-in, Wallace is on the floor behind him and tries to like... grab him? And Roberts ends up falling over, Wallace holds his leg and looks to be in pain... and the referee just doesn't care. Wednesday come forward now, Hunt bursts forward from a one-two and moves into the box, Nuhiu has it and what a turn! He spins his marker and has space in the box, cuts onto his left foot... and shoots low at the near post. The goalkeeper saves and smothers the rebound. 2:03PM 74 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Dyer has made a real difference too, adding a composure to Swansea's possession that they've needed all game. Roberts wins a throw, crosses into the middle and Wednesday's centre-backs head away. I'm not sure crossing from wide is the way to beat this very physical Wednesday defence. 2:00PM 72 mins Ayew is so much better than anyone else on the pitch just now. Dyer drives the attack, passes inside to Ayew who chops back onto his right foot and gets a better effort on goal. Dawson saves. Swansea getting closer. 2:00PM 71 mins Routledge tries to do a little too much, taking on two defenders at once and attempting to roll the ball into the bottom corner of the goal from just inside the area. He wins a corner though and that is sent into the area... and Sheffield Wednesday win it back and try to counter. An attempt to play a pass ahead of Boyd into space is woeful and hands possession back. 1:57PM 68 mins Jones is caught on the ball! Swansea have four men against three - it's a huge chance! Ayew takes it on... and shoots from 25 yards, the ball bobbling harmlessly to the goalkeeper. 1:55PM 66 mins Narsingh comes off after a poor game and Dyer comes on. Van de Hoorn catches Hunt with his studs while going for the ball and is booked for it. It looks like he's stepped with some weight on the guy's toe and he's very upset about it. This is a decent set piece position, wide right in line with the penalty area. Butterfield and Wallace are there... but someone is offside. So bad. Abraham is taken off for Jordan Ayew. How will a tiring defence cope against him? 1:52PM 63 mins Abraham has gone down off the ball, after chasing a headed back pass. He's back up on his feet now though... so I have no idea what was wrong with him. He lays off the ball to Ki, who takes too long to shoot and Wednesday break until they win a free-kick by the centre-circle. 1:49PM 60 mins Nathan Dyer is being given some instructions on the Swansea bench and will soon come on. 1:46PM 58 mins Swansea have stepped it up and have Wednesday pinned back near their own box. Routledge tries to dribble past the defender, a one-two goes out of play for a throw-in... it's so frustrating. This is like watching a reserve team play - Swansea are so disjointed. 1:44PM 56 mins Credit: REUTERS Narsingh takes too long to get a shot away and loses the option, Swansea win a corner. It's taken short, Dawson tries to punch the subsequent cross away... but Bartley is offside. 1:42PM 53 mins Routledge finds Roberts on the right, Roberts tries a strange cross/shot thing which is easily cleared. Olsson comes inside from the left and has a similar effort blocked. Nuhiu chases the ball and does a little roulette turn which delights everyone in the crowd - like watching a bear do ballet. 1:41PM 51 mins Swansea have to do a bit of defending as Sheffield Wednesday get the ball forward but there's nothing too much to worry about. You get the feeling that if Swansea really wanted to they could get themselves a lead without a lot of effort here. Not to say Wednesday are playing badly - they're just not putting together any particularly dangerous attacking moves. 1:36PM 48 mins Swansea have remembered they are good at football and have started this half with some purpose and energy. Abraham puts a pass ahead of Narsingh, who is a little off balance while running at full speed, gets ahead of Fox and then draws a little kick from the defender and goes down way too easily in the box. The referee isn't interested. 1:34PM KICK OFF 2 We're back! 1:29PM John Hartson doesn't know how to use a microphone 1:18PM HALF TIME Really poor. Sheffield Wednesday had more of the ball but don't have anything like the quality to really scare Swansea in the final third - if they score here it'll be a lapse of concentration from the away defence letting someone in behind from a counter-attack. Hopefully Carvalhal wakes up his players during the break to turn this into a match. 1:17PM 45 mins Sheffield Wednesday have a corner in the last minute of allocated time. Reach flicks it on at the near post and puts the ball over the bar. That'll be the last chance of the half. 1:14PM 43 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Nordfelft tries to find teammates with long kicks but Wednesday players punt it back towards him with their heads. Ki has the ball 30 yards out, looks up and launches a powerful effort at goal but slices across his shot and watches it fly wide of the target. 1:12PM 40 mins Swansea try to play out of danger around their own box but don't do it particularly well and are lucky to get away with some slightly poor bits of control. Goal kick. There's a big lack of quality in the final third for this Sheffield Wednesday side. 1:09PM 37 mins WHAT A SAVE! Oocha! The reactions to stop that are amazing! From about six yards, Hoorn heads with power straight at goal and the goalkeeper throws his arms out to push it over the bar. Superb! 1:08PM 36 mins Swansea put a faster passing move together and pull the Wednesday defence apart. Routledge finds space on the right of the box and chips a ball in towards Abraham, winning a corner. 1:05PM 33 mins Gareth Southgate is here. Abraham? Carroll? Carroll would suit England's style of play, he loves darting around the centre-circle linking passes together, like a budget Jack Wilshere. Abraham comes alive on the right wing and burns away from his marker and sends a dangerous low ball into the area! This could be good... but the shot doesn't have enough on it from the Swansea forward who attacks and Wednesday survive. 1:03PM 32 mins Swansea should have a penalty. Abraham is shoved to the floor from behind by Pudil while defending a corner but the referee doesn't see it, or doesn't think it's a foul. It is a foul. Well, it should be. Pudil has managed to injure himself during that little moment of madness and is receiving treatment. 1:01PM 29 mins Abraham has the chance to be a menace in the area and links a one-two with Routledge... but the defence see to it and Swansea's attack break down. They're starting to play a bit more now, almost as if Carvalhal was just trying to get the Wednesday crowd to quieten down for the first 20 mins. It definitely worked if that was the plan. 12:58PM 26 mins A wild brass band appears! The crowd threatens to come to life... and goes back to sleep. Boyd runs with the ball through the middle, Wallace goes wide right and wins a corner off Hoorn. Here come the big lads for the corner. Wallace takes it, aims to the back of the box... it's taken down and laid to the edge of the area. Take a shot. Please shoot! He crosses... and Swansea have the ball again. 12:54PM 23 mins Free-kick Swansea about 30 yards out. They take forever to set it up and then Ki hits a poor high ball towards the area and Wednesday easily deal with it. 12:52PM 20 mins Swansea finally pass their way into Wednesday's half, Carroll keeps everything neat and tidy as the link in the middle and Routledge probes the defence from wide left... and gives the ball away. This feels like a 12:30pm kick off. The crowd are quiet and neither team is really at their best. 12:48PM 17 mins Credit: REUTERS Here's Carvalhal meeting his old owl friend. Fun fact: this is a real owl. Wednesday playing all the attacking football at the moment but it's not really threatening Swansea. 12:46PM 15 mins Swansea seem happy to pass to the goalkeeper and back, the full-back and then the goalie, another defender and then the goalie... it's not exactly Total Football. They really want Wednesday to come out and press them but the home side isn't falling for it. 12:44PM 13 mins Boyd and Wallace try to trick their way into space on the left, Boyd leaves the ball by accident, Wallace's cross is poor, Swansea win a free-kick. It's booted long and Wednesday have possession back. Swansea try to press a little higher but are easily bypassed. 12:42PM 10 mins Swansea are defending really deep here. Sheffield Wednesday being given so much time on the ball. It could be a tactic to lure them out and hit them on the counter-attack, but 73 per cent of possession is a big share for a Championship club against a Premier League one. It's a big share in any game! 12:38PM 7 mins Poor clearance from Nordfeldt as he elects to boot the ball away rather than continue the short passing game from the back. He kicks straight to the Sheffield Wednesday midfield and is happy to see a cross headed well wide of his goal shortly after. Swansea could do with a little more energy here. 12:36PM 5 mins I think it should be law that Sheffield Wednesday have blue and white stripes. This solid block of blue and white arms just isn't doing it for me. The team wearing the kit have started well though and seem up for this one, taking the game to Swansea and moving the ball around well. Swansea absorb the passing and try to push them back with their press. 12:34PM 3 mins It looks like both teams are playing a three man defence. Swansea press high with three players from the start, everyone else stays near the halfway line. Some short passing and then suddenly Reach is away! He's in space in the box and should score! Great save by Nordfeldt! 12:33PM KICK OFF 12:28PM Here come the players! It's the FA Cup, and it's Clive! 12:22PM Tammy Abraham Big chance for Tammy Abraham to earn himself a place in the non-FA Cup Swansea first XI, especially with Bone injured. He's deceptively slow to accelerate to anything approaching fast but his movement off the ball around the penalty area is excellent for such a young player. 11:35AM The teams are in... Sheffield Wednesday XI:Dawson; Hunt, Venâncio, Pudil, Fox; Boyd, Butterfield, Jones, Reach; Wallace, Nuhiu. Here is our team news today v @SwansOfficial, in association with @Ladbrokes#swfcLIVEpic.twitter.com/GykzKFmLIa— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea XI:Nordfeldt; Bartley, Mawson, van der Hoorn, Roberts, Olsson; Carroll, Ki; Narsingh, Routledge, Abraham. Here's how we line up against @swfc this afternoon...#SHESWApic.twitter.com/BbHGdajyPv— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) February 17, 2018 11:15AM Preview Morning all, JJ will be in shortly to bring you the team news, build-up and match itself. Prior to that, have a read of our preview below. Carlos Carvalhal insists he will not risk Swansea's Premier League status for FA Cup glory. Carvalhal has extra motivation in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday as he makes a swift return to Sheffield Wednesday - the club where he spent two-and-a-half-years before departing on Christmas Eve. Victory would also secure Swansea's first quarter-final in the competition since 1964, but manager Carvalhal has promised to rest several first-team regulars ahead of key relegation battles in the Premier League. "We won't take any risks and there will be changes because I will protect some players, I'm absolutely sure about that." Carvalhal said. "Ask me to stay in the Premier League or win the cup, and I say Premier League because it is more important to the club. Sheffield Wednesday are dreaming of a cup upset Credit: PA "As a manager it would be fantastic to be with the trophy. "I was at Wembley with Sheffield Wednesday (in the 2016 Championship play-off final) and I loved it, I want to go back there in my career. "But I am not selfish because I understand the priority of the club - and that is to stay in the Premier League." Carvalhal rotated his squad in previous rounds against Wolves and Notts County. Swansea still had enough to win those ties, albeit after replays, and cup progress has come alongside excellent league form. Carvalhal has taken 14 points from 21 for Swansea to climb off the foot of the Premier League and escape the bottom three. The Portuguese must now try to maintain that momentum without cup-tied pair Andre Ayew and Andy King and a raft of injuries ruling out the likes of Leroy Fer, Wilfried Bony and Renato Sanches. But he said: "We will not change our path compared to what we did in the past. Swansea are in a rich vein of form Credit: Action Images "We are playing against a good side in the Championship and it is very difficult to play at Hillsborough. "We are underdogs there, not because we are worse than our opponents but because we are outside our main competition which we are completely focused on. "We will try our best to go to the next stage and if we win it will be fantastic. But if we do not get to the next stage, then it is OK." Carvalhal's successor Jos Luhukay has taken Wednesday into the fifth round for the first time since 2014 by knocking out Carlisle and Reading. But the Dutchman had to wait until Tuesday's 2-0 home win against Derby, his sixth league game, to register his first success in the Championship. "The reality is injuries have given him the same problems as me in my last games," Carvalhal said. "But when some of the players are back I think they are strong enough to be in the top places of the division."

There was no revenge for Carlos Carvalhal, just a collective shrug of indifference from his former club Sheffield Wednesday, a stalemate and a FA Cup replay that his new team, Swansea City, would have preferred to avoid. In fact, for all the supposed excitement generated by his return, less than two months after he was sacked by the Championship club, this was an underwhelming cup tie between two sides who huffed and puffed but rarely looked like blowing any doors down. Carvalhal was warmly applauded off the Swansea coach by the Wednesday supporters who had bothered to congregate outside the players’ entrance to greet him, and that was it. There was no emotion, no suggestion of animosity, just ambivalence. It was the equivalent of an ex walking into a bar with a glamorous new partner and barely bothering to look in their former lover’s direction. It was a very Yorkshire reaction. Carvalhal may have moved on to better things since Wednesday sacked him on Christmas Eve, re-emerging three days later as a replacement for Paul Clement at Swansea, but nobody in Sheffield seems to much care. Jos Luhukay replaced Carlos Carlvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday Credit: REUTERS He led them to two play-offs, losing in the final to Hull in 2016 and the semi-finals to Huddersfield last year, but there was little opposition to his sacking and nothing to suggest anyone feels it was a mistake now, despite the fine job he has done in South Wales since. His former employers have remained stuck in the rut he left them in, the anticipated uplift under his replacement, the Dutchman Jos Luhukay, yielding an FA Cup run, but just one league win. Whatever the problems were, Luhukay has not solved any of them quickly. This looked like the perfect time for Carvalhal to make a point, but having rested key players because of the ongoing relegation battle, Swansea were unable to dispose of spirited opponents. “We didn’t want a replay,” said Carvalhal, who revealed Alfie Mawson locked his knee warming up and had to be taken out of the starting XI. “The games for us are like the Police Academy films – there are too many of them. Adam Reach had an early shot saved Credit: REUTERS “It was a very emotional moment for me, and I must thank Sheffield Wednesday for the way they received me. It was very nice. I’m very proud of what I achieved here, and I’m sure in five years the reaction will be even better. It has only been eight weeks.” Wednesday started superbly but did not make the most of either their possession or their chances. The best of them came inside the first two minutes as Adam Reach surged clear, but his shot, with his weaker right foot, was well saved by Kristoffer Nordfelt. They carved Swansea open again minutes later, but Jacob Butterfield’s glancing header from George Boyd’s cross flew closer to the corner flag than the goal. Swansea spluttered their way through much of the first half and took 30 minutes to muster an effort on goal, a deflected shot from Kyle Naughton which trickled out for a corner. Dawson had a good game in goal for Sheffield Wednesday Credit: GETTY IMAGES They gradually became more of a threat and should have taken the lead just before half-time when Naughton swung in a cross that was met by Mike van der Hoorn on the edge of the six-yard box. He did everything right, but his header was brilliantly saved by Wednesday’s 22-year-old, third-choice goalkeeper, Cameron Dawson, who clawed it over the bar. They may well have deserved a penalty too. Certainly, Daniel Pudil was fortunate none of the match officials appeared to see him push Tammy Abraham to the ground while defending a corner. Wednesday started the second half with renewed vigour, but their lack of a goal threat when the ball did arrive in the area nullified the vibrancy of their build-up play. Swansea were not any better, substitute Jordan Ayew summing up their afternoon when he decided to shoot from 25 yards rather than pass to better-placed team-mates. “We had a strong beginning and we played some very good football,” said Luhukay. “We didn’t really want a replay, but the players made me proud, and we will try to win at Swansea. “Swansea were better in the second half, but I think this was a fair result.” 2:34PM Carvalhal suggests this game should end with penalties "It's just an opinion," says the Swansea manager, as he suggests that the two managers should have been allowed to agree on having a penalty shootout instead of taking this one to a replay. 2:24PM Dawson's take on his wondersave "Not a lot really, I just seen the ball coming in and tried to make myself as big as possible. I thought the three centre-halves and wing-backs were great in front of me." 2:23PM FULL TIME Carvalhal didn't want a replay but he's got one. Sheffield Wednesday have done well to get a draw here but in truth, Swansea barely turned up. 2:22PM 90 mins +2 Big chance! Joao links with Nuhiu, who shapes to shoot and then plays in Reach to his right! He's in! Can he finish from here?! He passes across the six yard box towards Joao at the back post! He can't get anything on the shot! With his back to goal he tries a backheel but puts it wide and was offside anyway. 2:18PM 90 mins Dyer has the ball wide right, steps up the pace... and shoots from 25 yards. That is never, ever, ever, EVER going in. Urgghhhhh both teams have been very medium today. 2:15PM 88 mins Joao and Nuhiu try to batter their way past the defence to shoot from 20 yards, are blocked and then Swansea try to break. They can't! The home crowd roar their team on... but they lose the ball far too easily and now Clucas brings it forward. Wednesday defending with a back five but that doesn't even matter since Routledge's touch is so poor he gifts the ball back to Reach and then gives away a free-kick. 2:13PM 86 mins Sheffield Wednesday are tired. Reach has a couple of goes at Ki before taking him down and is booked, the free-kick is taken short and Routledge lifts the ball into the area towards Ayew. Clucas rides a challenge on the left, crosses low to Dyer but his first touch puts the ball in the air and the defence has time to get in and clear. Swansea have surrounded the penalty area... but an outball to Nuhiu results in a free-kick to Wednesday. 2:11PM 83 mins Jos Luhukay has predicted a perilous future for Wallace and decides it's a good idea to take him off. 80: Second Owls change of the game ⬅️ Wallace ➡️ Joao#swfcLIVE— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea try to work the ball around the final third but Carroll passes straight to Dawson in the Sheffield Wednesday goal. 2:08PM 80 mins Wallace puts a really sore one on Naughton and is called out for it, squaring up to several players afterwards. He's been booked, Swansea now don't like him and I'd suspect that won't be the last we see of Wallace for the rest of the game. Sam Clucas is on for the final 10 minutes, Swansea really don't want this to go to a replay. The free-kick is put into the area from 40 yards and it's a great ball! BARTLEY MUST SCORE! But he swings at air and misses the ball. Wednesday have gotten away with that one. 2:06PM 77 mins What is this nonsense. Roberts tries to take a throw-in, Wallace is on the floor behind him and tries to like... grab him? And Roberts ends up falling over, Wallace holds his leg and looks to be in pain... and the referee just doesn't care. Wednesday come forward now, Hunt bursts forward from a one-two and moves into the box, Nuhiu has it and what a turn! He spins his marker and has space in the box, cuts onto his left foot... and shoots low at the near post. The goalkeeper saves and smothers the rebound. 2:03PM 74 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Dyer has made a real difference too, adding a composure to Swansea's possession that they've needed all game. Roberts wins a throw, crosses into the middle and Wednesday's centre-backs head away. I'm not sure crossing from wide is the way to beat this very physical Wednesday defence. 2:00PM 72 mins Ayew is so much better than anyone else on the pitch just now. Dyer drives the attack, passes inside to Ayew who chops back onto his right foot and gets a better effort on goal. Dawson saves. Swansea getting closer. 2:00PM 71 mins Routledge tries to do a little too much, taking on two defenders at once and attempting to roll the ball into the bottom corner of the goal from just inside the area. He wins a corner though and that is sent into the area... and Sheffield Wednesday win it back and try to counter. An attempt to play a pass ahead of Boyd into space is woeful and hands possession back. 1:57PM 68 mins Jones is caught on the ball! Swansea have four men against three - it's a huge chance! Ayew takes it on... and shoots from 25 yards, the ball bobbling harmlessly to the goalkeeper. 1:55PM 66 mins Narsingh comes off after a poor game and Dyer comes on. Van de Hoorn catches Hunt with his studs while going for the ball and is booked for it. It looks like he's stepped with some weight on the guy's toe and he's very upset about it. This is a decent set piece position, wide right in line with the penalty area. Butterfield and Wallace are there... but someone is offside. So bad. Abraham is taken off for Jordan Ayew. How will a tiring defence cope against him? 1:52PM 63 mins Abraham has gone down off the ball, after chasing a headed back pass. He's back up on his feet now though... so I have no idea what was wrong with him. He lays off the ball to Ki, who takes too long to shoot and Wednesday break until they win a free-kick by the centre-circle. 1:49PM 60 mins Nathan Dyer is being given some instructions on the Swansea bench and will soon come on. 1:46PM 58 mins Swansea have stepped it up and have Wednesday pinned back near their own box. Routledge tries to dribble past the defender, a one-two goes out of play for a throw-in... it's so frustrating. This is like watching a reserve team play - Swansea are so disjointed. 1:44PM 56 mins Credit: REUTERS Narsingh takes too long to get a shot away and loses the option, Swansea win a corner. It's taken short, Dawson tries to punch the subsequent cross away... but Bartley is offside. 1:42PM 53 mins Routledge finds Roberts on the right, Roberts tries a strange cross/shot thing which is easily cleared. Olsson comes inside from the left and has a similar effort blocked. Nuhiu chases the ball and does a little roulette turn which delights everyone in the crowd - like watching a bear do ballet. 1:41PM 51 mins Swansea have to do a bit of defending as Sheffield Wednesday get the ball forward but there's nothing too much to worry about. You get the feeling that if Swansea really wanted to they could get themselves a lead without a lot of effort here. Not to say Wednesday are playing badly - they're just not putting together any particularly dangerous attacking moves. 1:36PM 48 mins Swansea have remembered they are good at football and have started this half with some purpose and energy. Abraham puts a pass ahead of Narsingh, who is a little off balance while running at full speed, gets ahead of Fox and then draws a little kick from the defender and goes down way too easily in the box. The referee isn't interested. 1:34PM KICK OFF 2 We're back! 1:29PM John Hartson doesn't know how to use a microphone 1:18PM HALF TIME Really poor. Sheffield Wednesday had more of the ball but don't have anything like the quality to really scare Swansea in the final third - if they score here it'll be a lapse of concentration from the away defence letting someone in behind from a counter-attack. Hopefully Carvalhal wakes up his players during the break to turn this into a match. 1:17PM 45 mins Sheffield Wednesday have a corner in the last minute of allocated time. Reach flicks it on at the near post and puts the ball over the bar. That'll be the last chance of the half. 1:14PM 43 mins Credit: GETTY IMAGES Nordfelft tries to find teammates with long kicks but Wednesday players punt it back towards him with their heads. Ki has the ball 30 yards out, looks up and launches a powerful effort at goal but slices across his shot and watches it fly wide of the target. 1:12PM 40 mins Swansea try to play out of danger around their own box but don't do it particularly well and are lucky to get away with some slightly poor bits of control. Goal kick. There's a big lack of quality in the final third for this Sheffield Wednesday side. 1:09PM 37 mins WHAT A SAVE! Oocha! The reactions to stop that are amazing! From about six yards, Hoorn heads with power straight at goal and the goalkeeper throws his arms out to push it over the bar. Superb! 1:08PM 36 mins Swansea put a faster passing move together and pull the Wednesday defence apart. Routledge finds space on the right of the box and chips a ball in towards Abraham, winning a corner. 1:05PM 33 mins Gareth Southgate is here. Abraham? Carroll? Carroll would suit England's style of play, he loves darting around the centre-circle linking passes together, like a budget Jack Wilshere. Abraham comes alive on the right wing and burns away from his marker and sends a dangerous low ball into the area! This could be good... but the shot doesn't have enough on it from the Swansea forward who attacks and Wednesday survive. 1:03PM 32 mins Swansea should have a penalty. Abraham is shoved to the floor from behind by Pudil while defending a corner but the referee doesn't see it, or doesn't think it's a foul. It is a foul. Well, it should be. Pudil has managed to injure himself during that little moment of madness and is receiving treatment. 1:01PM 29 mins Abraham has the chance to be a menace in the area and links a one-two with Routledge... but the defence see to it and Swansea's attack break down. They're starting to play a bit more now, almost as if Carvalhal was just trying to get the Wednesday crowd to quieten down for the first 20 mins. It definitely worked if that was the plan. 12:58PM 26 mins A wild brass band appears! The crowd threatens to come to life... and goes back to sleep. Boyd runs with the ball through the middle, Wallace goes wide right and wins a corner off Hoorn. Here come the big lads for the corner. Wallace takes it, aims to the back of the box... it's taken down and laid to the edge of the area. Take a shot. Please shoot! He crosses... and Swansea have the ball again. 12:54PM 23 mins Free-kick Swansea about 30 yards out. They take forever to set it up and then Ki hits a poor high ball towards the area and Wednesday easily deal with it. 12:52PM 20 mins Swansea finally pass their way into Wednesday's half, Carroll keeps everything neat and tidy as the link in the middle and Routledge probes the defence from wide left... and gives the ball away. This feels like a 12:30pm kick off. The crowd are quiet and neither team is really at their best. 12:48PM 17 mins Credit: REUTERS Here's Carvalhal meeting his old owl friend. Fun fact: this is a real owl. Wednesday playing all the attacking football at the moment but it's not really threatening Swansea. 12:46PM 15 mins Swansea seem happy to pass to the goalkeeper and back, the full-back and then the goalie, another defender and then the goalie... it's not exactly Total Football. They really want Wednesday to come out and press them but the home side isn't falling for it. 12:44PM 13 mins Boyd and Wallace try to trick their way into space on the left, Boyd leaves the ball by accident, Wallace's cross is poor, Swansea win a free-kick. It's booted long and Wednesday have possession back. Swansea try to press a little higher but are easily bypassed. 12:42PM 10 mins Swansea are defending really deep here. Sheffield Wednesday being given so much time on the ball. It could be a tactic to lure them out and hit them on the counter-attack, but 73 per cent of possession is a big share for a Championship club against a Premier League one. It's a big share in any game! 12:38PM 7 mins Poor clearance from Nordfeldt as he elects to boot the ball away rather than continue the short passing game from the back. He kicks straight to the Sheffield Wednesday midfield and is happy to see a cross headed well wide of his goal shortly after. Swansea could do with a little more energy here. 12:36PM 5 mins I think it should be law that Sheffield Wednesday have blue and white stripes. This solid block of blue and white arms just isn't doing it for me. The team wearing the kit have started well though and seem up for this one, taking the game to Swansea and moving the ball around well. Swansea absorb the passing and try to push them back with their press. 12:34PM 3 mins It looks like both teams are playing a three man defence. Swansea press high with three players from the start, everyone else stays near the halfway line. Some short passing and then suddenly Reach is away! He's in space in the box and should score! Great save by Nordfeldt! 12:33PM KICK OFF 12:28PM Here come the players! It's the FA Cup, and it's Clive! 12:22PM Tammy Abraham Big chance for Tammy Abraham to earn himself a place in the non-FA Cup Swansea first XI, especially with Bone injured. He's deceptively slow to accelerate to anything approaching fast but his movement off the ball around the penalty area is excellent for such a young player. 11:35AM The teams are in... Sheffield Wednesday XI:Dawson; Hunt, Venâncio, Pudil, Fox; Boyd, Butterfield, Jones, Reach; Wallace, Nuhiu. Here is our team news today v @SwansOfficial, in association with @Ladbrokes#swfcLIVEpic.twitter.com/GykzKFmLIa— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 17, 2018 Swansea XI:Nordfeldt; Bartley, Mawson, van der Hoorn, Roberts, Olsson; Carroll, Ki; Narsingh, Routledge, Abraham. Here's how we line up against @swfc this afternoon...#SHESWApic.twitter.com/BbHGdajyPv— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) February 17, 2018 11:15AM Preview Morning all, JJ will be in shortly to bring you the team news, build-up and match itself. Prior to that, have a read of our preview below. Carlos Carvalhal insists he will not risk Swansea's Premier League status for FA Cup glory. Carvalhal has extra motivation in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday as he makes a swift return to Sheffield Wednesday - the club where he spent two-and-a-half-years before departing on Christmas Eve. Victory would also secure Swansea's first quarter-final in the competition since 1964, but manager Carvalhal has promised to rest several first-team regulars ahead of key relegation battles in the Premier League. "We won't take any risks and there will be changes because I will protect some players, I'm absolutely sure about that." Carvalhal said. "Ask me to stay in the Premier League or win the cup, and I say Premier League because it is more important to the club. Sheffield Wednesday are dreaming of a cup upset Credit: PA "As a manager it would be fantastic to be with the trophy. "I was at Wembley with Sheffield Wednesday (in the 2016 Championship play-off final) and I loved it, I want to go back there in my career. "But I am not selfish because I understand the priority of the club - and that is to stay in the Premier League." Carvalhal rotated his squad in previous rounds against Wolves and Notts County. Swansea still had enough to win those ties, albeit after replays, and cup progress has come alongside excellent league form. Carvalhal has taken 14 points from 21 for Swansea to climb off the foot of the Premier League and escape the bottom three. The Portuguese must now try to maintain that momentum without cup-tied pair Andre Ayew and Andy King and a raft of injuries ruling out the likes of Leroy Fer, Wilfried Bony and Renato Sanches. But he said: "We will not change our path compared to what we did in the past. Swansea are in a rich vein of form Credit: Action Images "We are playing against a good side in the Championship and it is very difficult to play at Hillsborough. "We are underdogs there, not because we are worse than our opponents but because we are outside our main competition which we are completely focused on. "We will try our best to go to the next stage and if we win it will be fantastic. But if we do not get to the next stage, then it is OK." Carvalhal's successor Jos Luhukay has taken Wednesday into the fifth round for the first time since 2014 by knocking out Carlisle and Reading. But the Dutchman had to wait until Tuesday's 2-0 home win against Derby, his sixth league game, to register his first success in the Championship. "The reality is injuries have given him the same problems as me in my last games," Carvalhal said. "But when some of the players are back I think they are strong enough to be in the top places of the division."